bulge

bulto, protuberancia

Parte redondeada que sobresale de una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: A rounded part that sticks out from a surface.

• There is a bulge in my pocket.
• She noticed a strange bulge under the carpet.
• The mechanic checked the tire for bulges.

Cómo se usa: a bulge in/on something (There was a bulge in the wall.)

Sinónimos: swelling, bump, protrusion

Expresiones frecuentes: bulge in something, bulge under something, a slight bulge

sobresalir

Salir hacia fuera de una superficie formando una curva redondeada.

En inglés sencillo: To stick out from the surrounding surface in a rounded shape.

• His eyes seemed to bulge.
• Large roots bulged from the ground.
• The muscles in her arms bulge when she lifts weights.

Cómo se usa: bulge out/from something (Tree roots bulge out from the ground.)

Sinónimos: protrude, stick out

Expresiones frecuentes: bulge out, bulge from something

hincharse, abultarse

Abombarse hacia fuera porque algo del interior empuja la superficie.

En inglés sencillo: To swell outward because something inside pushes against the surface.

• The bag began to bulge.
• Her pockets bulged with sweets.
• The box was bulging because we had packed too much inside.

Cómo se usa: bulge with something (His pockets bulged with coins.); bulge at something (The suitcase was bulging at the sides.)

Sinónimos: swell, balloon

Expresiones frecuentes: bulge with something, bulge at something, bulge outward