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hulk

[ huhlk ]

noun

  1. the body of an old or dismantled ship.
  2. a ship specially built to serve as a storehouse, prison, etc., and not for sea service.
  3. a clumsy-looking or unwieldy ship or boat.
  4. a bulky or unwieldy person, object, or mass.
  5. the shell of a wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned vehicle, building, or the like.


verb (used without object)

  1. to loom in bulky form; appear as a large, massive bulk (often followed by up ):

    The bus hulked up suddenly over the crest of the hill.

  2. British Dialect. to lounge, slouch, or move in a heavy, loutish manner.

hulk

/ ³óÊŒ±ô°ì /

noun

  1. the body of an abandoned vessel
  2. derogatory.
    a large or unwieldy vessel
  3. derogatory.
    a large ungainly person or thing
  4. often plural the frame or hull of a ship, used as a storehouse, etc, or (esp in 19th-century Britain) as a prison
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    intr to move clumsily
  2. introften foll byup to rise massively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hulk1

before 1000; Middle English hulke, Old English hulc; perhaps < Medieval Latin hulcus < Greek ³ó´Ç±ô°ìá²õ trading vessel, originally, towed ship
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hulk1

Old English hulc, from Medieval Latin hulca, from Greek holkas barge, from helkein to tow
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Kings Canyon National Park is only a five-hour drive from Los Angeles and boasts a glacier-carved valley, a roaring river, hulking granite mountains, massive ancient trees and countless waterfalls.

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Looking down at the top of the hulking piece of jewelry, the team’s LA logo is spelled out in blue gems, with a bed of oval-shaped diamonds serving as a backdrop.

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Because the park was damaged and is surrounded by the hulks of once-beloved homes.

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As the hulking offensive lineman lumbered on to a chair, one of his compatriots draped an Australian flag around his shoulders.

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It is shrouded in scaffolding while the neglected, rusting hulk is gradually restored.

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