bulk
noun
magnitude in three dimensions, especially great size or extent: a defensive tackle better known for his bulk than for his speed and agility.
bulked
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past participleof bulk.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bulk.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bulknounmagnitude in three dimensions, especially great size or extent: a defensive tackle better known for his bulk than for his speed and agility.
Example Sentences
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Those enhancements include better brand assortment, enhanced in-store experience, bulked up staffing, and seamless digital integration.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Traders turned to safe-haven assets and bulked up on defense stocks, as the biggest market movements in early European trading came away from oil majors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Over the summer, state legislators bulked up the state’s film and TV tax credit program and agreed to more than double the annual amount allocated to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
Darge isn't the biggest back row, weighing in at 15st 6lb, but has bulked up his ball-carrying.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
It was a thin broth made from boiled elk hooves and a few slivers of dried deer heart, bulked up with rowanberries and the tough, tasteless tree-mushroom that the clans call auroch’s ears.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
