The heavy rainfall caused the river's banks to bulge outward, threatening nearby farmland with flooding.
暴雨导致河岸向外鼓起，威胁着附近农田的洪水风险。
Which choice best defines “bulge”?
D — Swell, stick out. “bulge” means swell, stick out.
Which word means “swell, stick out”?
B — bulge. “bulge” means swell, stick out.
bulge — swell, stick out. In Chinese: 鼓起，突出.
bulge is pronounced /bʌldʒ/.
The heavy rainfall caused the river's banks to bulge outward, threatening nearby farmland with flooding. (暴雨导致河岸向外鼓起，威胁着附近农田的洪水风险。)
swell, protrude, protrusion — all close in meaning to bulge (swell, stick out).
flatten, recede — each the opposite of bulge (swell, stick out).
Yes. bulge is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
bul(drum, to drum, swell)+ge(verb).