hulk

Definition of Hulk in English :

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Noun

1. giant, heavyweight, hulk, whale

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

2. hulk

a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned

Verb

3. hulk, loom, predominate, tower

appear very large or occupy a commanding position

Example Sentences:
'The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain'
'Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hulk

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noun

1.

the body of an abandoned vessel

2. derogatory

a large or unwieldy vessel

3. derogatory

a large ungainly person or thing

4. (often plural)

the frame or hull of a ship, used as a storehouse, etc, or (esp in 19th-century Britain) as a prison

verb

5. (intransitive) British informal

to move clumsily

6. (intransitive; often foll by up)

to rise massively

Hulk

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noun

1.

a. Archaic

any ship

b.

a big, unwieldy ship

2.

a.

the hull of an old, dismantled ship

b.

such a ship used for storage in a port or, earlier, as a prison

c.

a deserted wreck or ruins

3.

a big, clumsy person or thing

verb intransitive

4.

to rise bulkily

usually with up

5. Dialectal

to slouch or lounge about in a heavy, clumsy manner

Hulk

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n.

1. Nautical

a. A heavy, unwieldy ship.

b. The hull of an old, unseaworthy, or wrecked ship.

c. often hulks An old or unseaworthy ship used as a prison or warehouse.

2. One, such as a person or object, that is bulky, clumsy, or unwieldy.

3. A wrecked or abandoned shell of a usually large object, such as a building or vehicle.

intr.v. hulked, hulk·ing, hulks

1. To appear as a massive or towering form; loom: The big truck hulked out of the fog.

2. To move clumsily.

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