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Definition of Bulk large
1. Verb. Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. "There bulk large some big birds in the tree"; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
Generic synonyms: Hang
Specialized synonyms: Dominate, Eclipse, Overshadow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulk Large
Literary usage of Bulk large
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. China: An Interpretation by James Whitford Bashford (1919)
"Whatever course human history takes, therefore, China will bulk large in the
coming centuries. If the United States follows a statesmanlike, just, ..."
2. America's Stake in the Far East by Charles Harvey Fahs (1920)
"If the United States follows a statesmanlike, just, and Christian policy, she,
too, will bulk large in the coming centuries, and despite her lesser numbers ..."
3. The Relationship Between the Library and the Public Schools: Reprints of by Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1914)
"Let me say frankly at starting that the library problem does not bulk large in
my high school experiences. I wish it did; ..."
4. Text-book of medical and pharmaceutical chemistry by Elias Hudson Bartley (1909)
"If the amount of cellulose be large, and the bulk large, their digestion is
difficult. A bulky food throws excessive work on the stomach, causes discomfort, ..."
5. Bacteria, Yeasts, and Molds in the Home by Herbert William Conn (1917)
"... as in a yeast cake, the mass may form a bulk large enough to be seen. We can
see a yeast cake, but the individual yeast plant is not more than ^ of an ..."
6. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"Feathers are most deceptive; they bulk large but weigh light. After various tests
I made a very deep cupel with straight sides. ..."
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