bulk
bulk /b'ʌlk/
1 [N-SING] with supp
You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large. (WRITTEN)
...the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn.
2 [N-SING] usu poss N
You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk.
Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair...
Despite his bulk he moved lightly on his feet.
3 [QUANT] QUANT of def-n
The bulk of something is most of it.
The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents...
The vast bulk of imports and exports are carried by sea.
= majority
[PRON]
Bulk is also a pronoun.
They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent.
4 [N-UNCOUNT] in N, N n
If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities.
Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities.
...bulk purchasing.bulk up
or bulk out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V P, also V n P
If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
Use extra vegetables to bulk up the omelette...
Holyfield has bulked up to 210 pounds using weights.
1 [N-SING] with supp
You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large. (WRITTEN)
...the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn.
2 [N-SING] usu poss N
You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk.
Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair...
Despite his bulk he moved lightly on his feet.
3 [QUANT] QUANT of def-n
The bulk of something is most of it.
The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents...
The vast bulk of imports and exports are carried by sea.
= majority
[PRON]
Bulk is also a pronoun.
They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent.
4 [N-UNCOUNT] in N, N n
If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities.
Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities.
...bulk purchasing.bulk up
or bulk out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V P, also V n P
If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
Use extra vegetables to bulk up the omelette...
Holyfield has bulked up to 210 pounds using weights.