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bulk

bulk [ bulk ]


noun  (plural bulks)
Definition:
 
1. large size: large size or mass

2. large body: a large or overweight person's body
eased his bulk through the narrow passageway

3. fiber in food: the indigestible fiber that is a constituent of some food

4. majority: the greater part of something
The bulk of the funding will come from the federal government.



adjective 
Definition:
 
in large quantity: in or of a large quantity



intransitive verb  (past and past participle bulked, present participle bulk·ing, 3rd person present singular bulks)
Definition:
 
gain weight: to gain weight, especially by deliberately adding additional muscle mass

[15th century. Partly < Old Norse búlki "heap" (< Indo-European, "swell"); partly < Old English būc "belly" (< Germanic)]

in bulk 

1. 
in large quantities or amounts
 

2. 
loose, instead of being commercially packaged


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