bug out

1. 1.

   bulge outward

   “His eyes popped”

   Synonymsstartprotrudepoppop outbulgebulge outcome out

   Broaderchange shape

Questions about bug out

What does bug out mean?

bug out means "bulge outward".

What is another word for bug out?

Close synonyms include start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bug out a common word?

bug out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.