bulk (verb)

  • 1bulk large — verb hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing The terrible vision brooded over her all day long • Syn: ↑brood, ↑hover, ↑loom • Hypernyms: ↑hang • Hyponyms: ↑overshadow …

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  • 2bulk out — ˌbulk ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bulk out he/she/it bulks out present participle bulking out past tense …

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  • 3bulk — ► NOUN 1) the mass or size of something large. 2) the greater part. 3) a large mass or shape. 4) (before another noun ) large in quantity: bulk orders. 5) roughage in food. ► VERB 1) be of great size or importanc …

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  • 4bulk up — verb Date: 1979 intransitive verb to gain weight especially by becoming more muscular transitive verb to cause to bulk up …

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  • 5bulk-buy — bulkˈ buyˈ transitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑bulk …

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  • 6bulk|head — «BUHLK HEHD», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) one of the upright partitions dividing a ship into compartments. b) a similar partition in the fuselage of an aircraft, to support and stiffen it. 2. a wall or partition built in a tunnel, conduit, or the like …

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  • 7bulk up — verb /ˌbʌlk ˈʌp/ a) To train the body with a high calorie diet and intense weightlifting in order to increase the overall mass of the body, especially the muscles. b) To gain weight …

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  • 8bulk bill — verb To charge the government for medical expenses incurred at a general practitioner …

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  • 9bulk out — verb a) To become thicker, fatter or more bulky. b) To cause to be thicker, fatter or more bulky …

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  • 10bulk — bulk1 [ bʌlk ] noun ** count usually singular something that is very large, wide, and solid: She heaved her formidable bulk off the frail chair. We looked up at the great dark bulk of the cathedral. a. uncount the fact of being large: Despite its …

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