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Thesaurus: protuberate

To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out.

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  1. v. i. To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out.
  2. v. cause to bulge out or project
  3. v. form a rounded prominence
  4. To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out. S. Sharp.
  5. To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; tobulge out. S. Sharp.
  6. v cause to bulge out or project v form a rounded prominence