1 [sing.] the ~ (of sth) the main part of sth; most of sth:
The bulk of the population lives in cities.
2 [U] the (large) size or quantity of sth:
Despite its bulk and weight, the car is extremely fast. * a bulk order (= one for a large number of similar items) * bulk buying (= buying in large amounts, often at a reduced price) * It's cheaper to buy in bulk.
3 [sing.] the weight or shape of sb/sth large:
She heaved her bulk out of the chair.
verb [V]
IDIOMS
bulk large (BrE, formal) to be the most important part of sth:
The issue is likely to bulk large at the next summit meeting.
PHRASALVERBS
bulk sth<->out / up to make sth bigger, thicker or heavier:
Sausages often have bread in them to bulk them out. * He acquired another small airline and bulked up operations.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for bulk is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is bulk a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, bulk is tagged as noun.
Does bulk appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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