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bult — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bulge noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  • bump noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
  • dimple noun A small natural indentation in the skin, especially near the corners of the mouth or on the cheek.
  • hump noun A rounded raised lump or bulge, such as on a camel's back or in a road.
  • hunch noun A feeling or guess based on instinct rather than solid evidence.

Senses

bult is used for these senses in English:

  • bulge An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
  • bump A protuberance on a level surface.
  • bump A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
  • dimple A small depression or indentation in a surface.
  • hump A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
  • hump A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
  • hunch A hump; a protuberance.

bulge — full definition

  1. noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  2. noun A sudden increase in the size or value of something.
  3. verb To swell or push outward, especially under pressure.

bump — full definition

  1. noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
  2. noun A small swelling or lump on a surface or on the skin.
  3. noun Informal term for a pregnant woman's swollen belly.
  4. verb To knock against something, or to move someone or something to a later position or time.
  5. verb To reply to an online post specifically to push it back to the top of a list.

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