Definition of Hulk
Hulk
hulk
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(noun)
the moored body of a ship, especially one that is heavy and clumsy, whose insides and fittings have been stripped away so it can be used as a prison or for storage;
e.g. They snuck into the hulk of the old ship to look for treasure.
(noun)
the shell of a large structure such as an automobile or a building that has fallen into disuse and been abandoned;
e.g. We saw the hulk of an old factory in the distance.
(noun)
someone or something that is large, clumsy, and unwieldy, especially a person with such a build;
e.g. The truck is a hulk that takes up the whole road. He was a hulk of a man and he struggled to work with the small pieces.
(verb)
to loom, to appear very large and impressive;
e.g. The skyscrapers hulk on either side of the street at the center of the city.
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