Meaning of bulk in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /bəlk/

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  1. Verb

    bulk

    Definitions

    1. stick out or up

    Examples

    • « The parcel bulked in the sack »
  2. 2. cause to bulge or swell outwards

    Derived terms

  3. Noun

    bulk

    Etymology

    Middle English: the senses ‘cargo as a whole’ and ‘heap, large quantity’ (the earliest recorded) are probably from Old Norse búlki‘cargo’; other senses arose perhaps by alteration of obsolete bouk ‘belly, body’

    Definitions

    1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts

    Examples

    • « the main part »
    • « the majority of his customers prefer it »
    • « the bulk of the work is finished »

    Antonyms

  4. 2. the property of something that is great in magnitude

    Examples

    • « it is cheaper to buy it in bulk »
    • « he received a mass of correspondence »
    • « the volume of exports »
  5. 3. the property possessed by a large mass

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