English dictionary
bulk
nounPronunciation
bʌlk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the property possessed by a large mass
noun
- the property of something that is great in magnitude
noun
- the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
verb
- cause to bulge or swell outwards
verb
- stick out or up
verb
- to gain size and weight by means of exercise and diet
Example sentences
it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
he received a mass of correspondence
the volume of exports
the majority of his customers prefer it
the bulk of the work is finished
The parcel bulked in the sack