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hulk
(hŭlk)n.
1. Nautical
a. A heavy, unwieldy ship.
b. The hull of an old, unseaworthy, or wrecked ship.
c. often hulks An old or unseaworthy ship used as a prison or warehouse.
2. One, such as a person or object, that is bulky, clumsy, or unwieldy.
3. A wrecked or abandoned shell of a usually large object, such as a building or vehicle.
intr.v. hulked, hulk·ing, hulks
1. To appear as a massive or towering form; loom: The big truck hulked out of the fog.
2. To move clumsily.
[Middle English, from Old English hulc, from Medieval Latin hulcus, probably from Greek holkas, ship that is towed, merchant ship, from holkos, machine for hauling ships, from helkein, to pull.]
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hulk
(hʌlk)n
1. (Nautical Terms) the body of an abandoned vessel
2. (Nautical Terms) derogatory a large or unwieldy vessel
3. derogatory a large ungainly person or thing
4. (Nautical Terms) (often plural) the frame or hull of a ship, used as a storehouse, etc, or (esp in 19th-century Britain) as a prison
vb
5. (intr) informal Brit to move clumsily
6. (often foll by: up) to rise massively
[Old English hulc, from Medieval Latin hulca, from Greek holkas barge, from helkein to tow]
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hulk
(hʌlk)n.
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. an unwieldy ship or boat.
4. a bulky or unwieldy person, object, or mass.
5. the shell of something wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned.
v.i. 6. to appear as a large, massive bulk; loom (often fol. by up).
7. Dial. lumber 2 (def. 1).
[before 1000; Old English hulc; perhaps < Medieval Latin hulcus < Greek holkás trading vessel, orig., towed ship]
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hulk
Past participle: hulked
Gerund: hulking
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| Noun | 1. |  hulk - a very large person; impressive in size or qualitieslarge person - a person of greater than average size |
| 2. | hulk - a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| Verb | 1. |  hulk - appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" |
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hulk
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hulk
nounverb
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Translations
شَخصٌ أو شيءٌ ضَخْم أو هائِلهَيْكَل سَفينَه مَهْجورَه
kolohnátkolosvyřazená loď
skrogskrummelvrag
csupasz hajótestdarab: nagy darab
aflóga skipsskrokkurbeljaki; tröllaukinn hlutur
gremėzdaslaivo griaučiai
lempisveca/nederīga kuģa korpuss
hromotĺkvyradená loď
hurda gemiiri yarı ve hantalizbandut
hulk
[hʌlk] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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hulk
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hulk
[hʌlk] n (abandoned ship) → nave f in disarmo; (building) → costruzione f mastodonticaa great hulk of a man (fam) → un colosso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hulk
(halk) noun1. the body of an old ship from which everything has been taken away.
2. something or someone enormous and clumsy.
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