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Noun: bulk  búlk
  1. The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
    "the bulk of the work is finished";
    - majority, most, lion's share [informal]
     
  2. The property of something that is great in magnitude
    "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk";
    - mass, volume
     
  3. The property possessed by a large mass
Verb: bulk  búlk
  1. Stick out or up
    "The parcel bulked in the sack"
     
  2. Cause to bulge or swell outwards
    - bulge
     
  3. To gain size and weight by means of exercise and diet

Derived forms: bulked, bulks, bulking

See also: major

Type of: bulge, figure, grow, magnitude, mass, number, pouch, protrude, swell

Encyclopedia: Bulk, Lancashire