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Definition of Bulk
1. Noun. The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part. "The bulk of the work is finished"
Generic synonyms: Figure, Number
Attributes: Major
Derivative terms: Major
Antonyms: Minority
2. Verb. Stick out or up. "The parcel bulked in the sack"
3. Noun. The property of something that is great in magnitude. "The volume of exports"
Generic synonyms: Magnitude
Specialized synonyms: Dollar Volume, Turnover
Derivative terms: Bulky, Voluminous
4. Verb. Cause to bulge or swell outwards.
5. Noun. The property possessed by a large mass.
Definition of Bulk
1. n. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
2. v. i. To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
3. n. A projecting part of a building.
Definition of Bulk
1. Noun. Size, mass or volume. ¹
2. Noun. The major part of something. ¹
3. Noun. The result of water retained by fibre. ¹
4. Noun. (transport) Unpackaged goods when transported in large volumes, e.g. coal, ore or grain. ¹
5. Noun. a cargo or any items moved or communicated in the manner of cargo. ¹
6. Noun. (bodybuilding) Excess body mass, especially muscle. ¹
7. Noun. (context: brane cosmology) A hypothetical higher-dimensional space within which our own four-dimensional universe may exist. ¹
8. Adjective. being large in size, mass or volume ¹
9. Verb. to be, or appear to be, massive ¹
10. Verb. to grow in size; to swell or expand ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bulk
1. to gather into a mass [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Bulk
1. To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell. "The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment." (Leslie Stephen) Origin: Bulked; Bulking. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)