ALL meanings of bulk
bulk
B b - singular noun bulk You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large. 3
- singular noun bulk You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk. 3
- quantifier bulk The bulk of something is most of it. 3
- quantifier bulk Bulk is also a pronoun. 3
- uncountable noun bulk If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities. 3
- noun bulk volume, size, or magnitude, esp when great 3
- noun bulk the main part 3
- noun bulk a large body, esp of a person 3
- noun bulk the part of food which passes unabsorbed through the digestive system 3
- noun bulk unpackaged cargo or goods 3
- noun bulk a ship's cargo or hold 3
- noun bulk the thickness of a number of sheets of paper or cardboard 3
- noun bulk the thickness of a book excluding its covers 3
- noun bulk copies of newspapers sold in bulk at a discounted price to hotels, airlines, etc, which issue them free to their customers 3
- verb bulk to cohere or cause to cohere in a mass 3
- verb bulk to place, hold, or transport (several cargoes of goods) in bulk 3
- noun bulk size, mass, or volume, esp. if great 3
- noun bulk the main mass or body of something; largest part or portion 3
- noun bulk soft, bulky matter of a kind that passes through the intestines without being absorbed and aids in elimination 3
- intransitive verb bulk to form into a mass 3
- intransitive verb bulk to increase in size, importance, etc. 3
- intransitive verb bulk to have size or importance 3
- verb transitive bulk to make (something) form into a mass 3
- verb transitive bulk to make bulge; stuff 3
- verb transitive bulk to give greater bulk, or size, to 3
- adjective bulk total; aggregate 3
- adjective bulk not put up in individual packages 3
- noun bulk a projecting framework or stall built as the front of a shop 3
- noun bulk a structure, as a stall, projecting from the front of a building. 1
- adjective bulk being or traded in bulk: bulk grain. 1
- verb without object bulk to increase in size; expand; swell. 1
- verb without object bulk to be of or give the appearance of great weight, size, or importance: The problem bulks large in his mind. 1
- verb without object bulk (of paper, cardboard, yarn, etc.) to be of or to acquire a specific thickness, especially in relation to weight. 1
- verb without object bulk to gather, form, or mix into a cohesive or uniform mass. 1
- verb with object bulk to cause to swell, grow, or increase in weight or thickness. 1
- verb with object bulk to gather, bring together, or mix. 1
- idioms bulk in bulk, unpackaged: Fresh orange juice is shipped from Florida in bulk. in large quantities: Those who buy in bulk receive a discount. 1
- noun bulk unpackaged cargo 1
- noun bulk largeness 1
- noun bulk foods: fibrous 1
- noun bulk most, greater part 1
- noun bulk paper thickness 1
- intransitive verb bulk appear important 1
- transitive verb bulk expand 1
- noun bulk Size, mass or volume. 0
- noun bulk The major part of something. 0
- noun bulk The result of water retained by fibre. 0
- noun bulk (Uncountable Noun) (transport) Unpackaged goods when transported in large volumes, e.g. coal, ore or grain. 0
- noun bulk (Countable Noun) a cargo or any items moved or communicated in the manner of cargo. 0
- noun bulk (bodybuilding) Excess body mass, especially muscle. 0