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bulge
 
NOUN:1. A dominating position, as in a conflict: advantage, better1, draw, drop, edge, superiority, upper hand, vantage. Informal : inside track, jump. See OVER. 2. A part that protrudes or extends outward: jut, knob, knot, overhang, projection, protrusion, protuberance. See CONVEX.
VERB:To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out. See CONVEX.
 
 
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