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1. (n.) bulk
magnitude in three dimensions, esp. when great.
2. bulk
the greater part; main mass or body:
The bulk of the debt was paid.
3. bulk
goods or cargo not in packages or boxes, usu. transported in large volume, as grain, coal, or petroleum.
4. bulk
the body of a living creature.
5. (adj.) bulk
being or involving material in bulk.
6. (v.i.) bulk
to increase in size; expand; swell.
7. bulk
to be of great weight, size, or importance:
The problem bulks large in his mind.
8. (v.t.) bulk
to cause to swell, grow, or increase in weight or thickness (often fol. by up).
9. bulk
to gather, bring together, or mix.
10. bulk
not packaged:
rice sold in bulk.
11. bulk
in large quantities.
12. (n.) bulk
a structure, as a stall, projecting from the front of a building.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME: stall; appar. identical with bulk1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) majority, bulk
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
"the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
2. (noun) bulk, mass, volume
the property of something that is great in magnitude
"it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"
3. (verb) bulk
the property possessed by a large mass
4. (verb) bulk
stick out or up
"The parcel bulked in the sack"
5. (verb) bulge, bulk
cause to bulge or swell outwards
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1. (noun) bulk
the large size of sth
the bulk of his suitcase
2. bulk
the bulk of
a greater part, a majority
We've completed the bulk of the work.
3. bulk
in bulk
in large quantities
They cost less when you buy in bulk.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bulk
magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk
2. (noun) bulk
the main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt
3. (noun) bulk
the cargo of a vessel when stowed
4. (noun) bulk
the body
5. bulk
a projecting part of a building
6. (verb) bulk
to appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell
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Sense: the greater part
The bulk of his money was spent on food.
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 Afrikaans: meerderheid |
 Arabic: مُعْظَمُ |
 Bulgarian: по-голямата част |
 Brazilian: maior parte |
 Czech: většina |
 German: der Großteil |
 Danish: størstedel |
 Greek: το μεγαλύτερο μέρος από κ |
 Spanish: la mayor parte |
 Estonian: suurem osa |
 Farsi: مقدار زیاد؛ حجم بیشتر |
 Finnish: suurin osa |
 French: la majeure partie de |
 Hebrew: הַרוֹב |
 Hindi: थोक |
 Croatian: veći dio |
 Hungarian: nagyobb része vminek |
 Indonesian: sebagian besar |
 Italian: maggior parte di |
 Japanese: 大部分 |
 Korean: 큰 부분 |
 Lithuanian: didžioji dalis, dauguma |
 Latvian: lielākā daļa; vairākums |
 Malay: bahagian besar |
 Dutch: grootste deel |
 Norwegian: størstedelen |
 Polish: gros |
 Persian: مقدار زیاد؛ حجم بیشتر |
 Pashto: ډیر زیاته اندازه، ډیر حجم |
 Portuguese: maior parte |
 Romanian: majoritate |
 Russian: большая часть |
 Slovak: väčšina |
 Slovenian: večji del |
 Serbian: veliki deo |
 Swedish: huvuddelen |
 Thai: ส่วนใหญ่ |
 Turkish: büyük kısım |
 Taiwanese: 大部分 |
 Ukrainian: більшість |
 Urdu: زیادہ تر حصہ |
 Vietnamese: số lượng lớn |
 Chinese: 大部分 |
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