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| hulk [ hulk ] |
noun (plural hulks) |
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1. somebody big: a big, powerful, and often clumsy person
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2. empty hull: the empty hull of a ship that has been wrecked or is too old to be sailed
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3. unwieldy ship: a heavy ship that is difficult to steer
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4. shell of structure: the shell of any old, abandoned, or burned-out structure or vehicle
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intransitive verb (past and past participle hulked, present participle hulk·ing, 3rd person present singular hulks) |
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1. appear as large object: to appear as a large looming object
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2. move clumsily: to move in a clumsy or awkward way
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| [Pre-12th century. Probably via Anglo-Latin hulcus< Greek holkas "merchant barge, ship that is towed" < helkein "pull"] |
