I. verb
to extend outward beyond the usual or normal line
the box was so full that the sides bulged
Synonyms: beetle, jut, overhang, poke, pouch, pout, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out
Related Word: bag, belly, dilate, distend, expand, swell
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: projection 1, jut, outthrust, protrusion, protuberance
Related Word: bump, lump, swelling
Contrasted words: depression, hollow, pit
2.
Synonyms: advantage 3, allowance, ||deadwood, edge, handicap, head start, odds, ||overhand, start, vantage