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Bulk

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Noun

1. bulk, majority

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

Example Sentences:
'the majority of his customers prefer it'
'the bulk of the work is finished'

2. bulk, mass, volume

the property of something that is great in magnitude

Example Sentences:
'it is cheaper to buy it in bulk'
'he received a mass of correspondence'
'the volume of exports'

3. bulk

the property possessed by a large mass

Verb

4. bulk

stick out or up

Example Sentences:
'The parcel bulked in the sack'

5. bulge, bulk

cause to bulge or swell outwards

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bulk

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noun
1. 
volume, size, or magnitude, esp when great
2. 
the main part
the bulk of the work is repetitious
3. 
a large body, esp of a person
he eased his bulk out of the chair
4. 
the part of food which passes unabsorbed through the digestive system
5. 
unpackaged cargo or goods
6. 
a ship's cargo or hold
7. printing
a. 
the thickness of a number of sheets of paper or cardboard
b. 
the thickness of a book excluding its covers
8. (plural)
copies of newspapers sold in bulk at a discounted price to hotels, airlines, etc, which issue them free to their customers
9.  in bulk
verb
10. 
to cohere or cause to cohere in a mass
11. 
to place, hold, or transport (several cargoes of goods) in bulk
12.  bulk large

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Bulk

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noun
1. 
size, mass, or volume, esp. if great
2. 
the main mass or body of something; largest part or portion
the bulk of one's fortune
3. 
soft, bulky matter of a kind that passes through the intestines without being absorbed and aids in elimination
verb intransitive
4. 
to form into a mass
5. 
to increase in size, importance, etc.
6. 
to have size or importance
to bulk large in the mind
verb transitive
7. 
to make (something) form into a mass
8. 
to make bulge; stuff
9. 
to give greater bulk, or size, to
adjective
10. 
total; aggregate
11. 
not put up in individual packages
noun
Archaic
a projecting framework or stall built as the front of a shop

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bulk

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n.
1. Size, mass, or volume, especially when very large.
2.
a. A distinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one: the dark bulk of buildings against the sky.
b. The body of a human, especially when large or muscular.
3. The major portion or greater part: "The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful" (Bertrand Russell).
4. See fiber.
5. Thickness of paper or cardboard in relation to weight.
6. A ship's cargo.
v. bulked, bulk·ing, bulks
v.intr.
1. To be or appear to be massive in terms of size, volume, or importance; loom: Safety considerations bulked large during development of the new spacecraft.
2. To grow or increase in size or importance.
3. To cohere or form a mass: Certain paper bulks well.
v.tr.
1. To cause to swell or expand.
2. To cause to cohere or form a mass.
adj.
Being large in mass, quantity, or volume: a bulk buy; a bulk mailing.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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