bell out

To curve outward in appearance like the shape of a bell. Graphs of population densities in major cities usually bell out, with the highest numbers in the center and a steady decrease into surrounding areas. Vintage-style jeans bell out at the end, which is why they call them bell bottoms.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tuomo	TOO-o-mo	Finnish
Neely	NEE-lee	English
Ahmose	AH-mos (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
Firuzeh	-	Persian
Dushyanta	-	Hinduism
Wemba	-	Anglo-Saxon (Rare)