1. rounded swellings or protrusions that stick out from a surface

1. swells outward or protrudes from a surface

Examples

• The bag bulges with groceries.
• There are strange bulges in the wall.
• His muscles bulge when he lifts weights.
• The suitcase bulges at the seams.
• The balloon bulges as it fills with air.
• She noticed bulges in the carpet where furniture had been.
• The tree trunk bulges where a branch was cut off.