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bulge out

VERB
fill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
block clog close cram crowd furnish lade load overflow pack permeate saturate store stuff supply swell top
STRONG
charge choke congest distend fulfill glut gorge heap impregnate inflate meet overspread pervade plug ram replenish sate satiate satisfy shoal stock stopper stretch
WEAK
blow up brim over jam-pack pack like sardines puff up pump up ram in take up top off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
open release unblock unstop
STRONG
abstain compress contract deflate deplete deprive diet dissatisfy fail fast miss shrink use up waste
WEAK
drain empty exhaust spend take use void

Example Sentences

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As the Earth turns, the gravity of our nearest celestial neighbour pulls at the water in our oceans, making it bulge out.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

Get it wrong and the fuel can be squashed flat, bulge out unpredictably like putty squeezed in a child’s hand, or mix with material from the diamond shell.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 1, 2023

The Yorkshire terrier’s huge eyes bulge out of his head like two glistening marbles.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2023

Under the rush of water, one of the walls in Guevara's home began to bulge out.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022

I have a wide black elastic cinch belt with an imitation gold clasp buckle, and flat ballerina shoes of velveteen that scuff as I walk and bulge out at the sides.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood