ปูด
bulge
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- 1 bulge、swell outward、protrude
- 2 reveal (a secret)、expose (hidden wrongdoing)、leak (confidential information)
Describes something swelling or bulging outward from a surface. In informal usage, it can also mean bringing hidden information or wrongdoing to light.
bulge、swell outward、protrude
Describes a body part or object swelling or pushing outward so that it visibly protrudes.
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เส้นเลือดปูดออกมา sên lʉ̂at pùut ɔ̀ɔk maa The veins are bulging out. เส้นเลือดปูดออกมา details
reveal (a secret)、expose (hidden wrongdoing)、leak (confidential information)
Means to leak or expose a secret, scandal, or wrongdoing that had been kept hidden.
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สื่อปูดข่าวฉาวของนักการเมือง sʉ̀ʉ pùut khàaw chǎaw khɔ̌ɔŋ nák kaan mʉaŋ The media broke the story of the politician's scandal. สื่อปูดข่าวฉาวของนักการเมือง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of ปูด is a noticeable bulge rising outward from a surface, often because of pressure or swelling underneath. It is used for a protruding belly, a bump caused by an injury, raised veins, or an overstuffed bag. It can describe a state, as in ท้องปูด “to have a protruding belly,” or a developing movement, as in ปูดออกมา “to bulge out.” Informally, the same image of something hidden coming out is extended to secrets, misconduct, and inside information. In this sense, the word often appears in conversations, news reports, and headlines involving leaks or scandals.
Usage
It is used in everyday descriptions of a body part or object visibly sticking out. In its disclosure sense, it commonly appears in discussions of political misconduct, inside leaks, and celebrity or public scandals.
Caution
ปูด does not simply mean “large”; it describes a shape that visibly rises or sticks out from its surroundings. For swelling in a general medical or physical sense, บวม is often more appropriate. When used for information, ปูด is informal and may imply a leak or scandal. Use เปิดเผย for neutral disclosure or ประกาศ for an official announcement.
Differences from similar words
1 bulge synonyms
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พอง commonly describes something inflating or puffing up with air or liquid. ปูด focuses more on a noticeable bulge protruding from the surrounding surface.
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โป่ง also means to bulge outward and is widely used for containers and surfaces. ปูด is especially common for a conspicuous, localized protrusion such as a bump, a potbelly, or raised veins.
2 reveal (a secret) synonyms
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เปิดเผย is a broad, neutral term meaning to disclose or make something known and is suitable for formal announcements. ปูด is more informal and often suggests leaking a secret or exposing something scandalous.
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แฉ is a forceful, sensational word for publicly exposing wrongdoing or embarrassing facts. ปูด focuses on leaking or bringing hidden information out and does not always carry the same intensity of public condemnation.