bulk
n.
volume, mass; main part, most
v.
inflate, cause to swell; play a considerable role
adj.
relating to or designed for the mass of people, large-scale, widespread, popular
Bulk
bulk
Noun
1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
(synonym) majority
(hypernym) number, figure
(attribute) major
2. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"
(synonym) mass, volume
(hypernym) magnitude
(hyponym) dollar volume, turnover
3. the property possessed by a large mass
(hypernym) mass
Verb
1. stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"
(hypernym) bulge, pouch, protrude
2. cause to bulge or swell outwards
(synonym) bulge
(hypernym) swell
(cause) bulge, pouch, protrude
bulk
n.
bulk
bulken
v.
low, bellow, bawl; overflow, spill over
Bulk
(v.)
A projecting part of a building.
(v. i.)
To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.
(n.)
The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
(n.)
The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
(n.)
The body.
(n.)
Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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