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Definitions for Bulking

[1] magnitude in three dimensions: a ship of great bulk.
[2] the greater part; main mass or body: The bulk of the debt was paid.
[3] goods or cargo not in packages or boxes, usually transported in large volume, as grain, coal, or petroleum.
[4] fiber(def 9) .
[5] (of paper, cardboard, yarn, etc.) thickness, especially in relation to weight.
[6] the body of a living creature.
[7] bulk mail.
[8] being or traded in bulk: bulk grain.
[9] to increase in size; expand; swell.
[10] to be of or give the appearance of great weight, size, or importance: The problem bulks large in his mind.
[11] (of paper, cardboard, yarn, etc.) to be of or to acquire a specific thickness, especially in relation to weight.
[12] to gather, form, or mix into a cohesive or uniform mass.
[13] to cause to swell, grow, or increase in weight or thickness.
[14] to gather, bring together, or mix.
[15] bulk up , to increase the bulk of, especially by increasing the thickness of: Adding four chapters will bulk up the book.
[16] in bulk , unpackaged: Fresh orange juice is shipped from Florida in bulk. in large quantities: Those who buy in bulk receive a discount.
[17] the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
[18] an increase in the volume of dry sand when its moisture content is increased
[19] volume, size, or magnitude, esp when great
[20] the main part the bulk of the work is repetitious
[21] a large body, esp of a person he eased his bulk out of the chair
[22] the part of food which passes unabsorbed through the digestive system he eased his bulk out of the chair
[23] unpackaged cargo or goods
[24] a ship's cargo or hold
[25] printing the thickness of a number of sheets of paper or cardboard the thickness of a book excluding its covers
[26] (plural) copies of newspapers sold in bulk at a discounted price to hotels, airlines, etc which issue them free to their customers
[27] in bulk in large quantities (of a cargo, etc) unpackaged
[28] to cohere or cause to cohere in a mass
[29] to place, hold, or transport (several cargoes of goods) in bulk
[30] bulk large to be or seem important or prominent the problem bulked large in his mind

Words related to Bulking

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Words nearby Bulking

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Origin of Bulking

11400–50; late Middle English bolke heap, cargo, hold < Old Norse bulki cargo, ship's hold

Word origin for Bulking

C15: from Old Norse bulki cargo

Synonyms for Bulking

brew, come on, dominate, emerge, hover, mount, overshadow, portend, soar, stand out, threaten, approach, await, bulk, dawn, emanate, figure, gather, impend, impress, issue, lower, menace, near, overhang, overtop, rear, rise, show, top, tower, be at hand, be coming, be forthcoming, be imminent, be in the cards, be in the wind, be near, become visible, break through, come forth, come into view, come on the scene, hang over, make up, seem huge, seem large, take shape