Bulk

English Meaning

Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.

1. Size, mass, or volume, especially when very large.
2. A distinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one: the dark bulk of buildings against the sky.
3. The body of a human, especially when large or muscular.
4. The major portion or greater part: "The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful” ( Bertrand Russell).
5. See fiber.
6. Thickness of paper or cardboard in relation to weight.
7. A ship's cargo.
8. To be or appear to be massive in terms of size, volume, or importance; loom: Safety considerations bulked large during development of the new spacecraft.
9. To grow or increase in size or importance.
10. To cohere or form a mass: Certain paper bulks well.
11. To cause to swell or expand.
12. To cause to cohere or form a mass.
13. Being large in mass, quantity, or volume: a bulk buy; a bulk mailing.
14. bulk up To gain weight by gaining muscle: dietary supplements that helped the weightlifters bulk up.
15. in bulk Unpackaged; loose.
16. in bulk In large numbers, amounts, or volume.