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See more synonyms for hulk on Thesaurus.com the body of an old or dismantled ship. a ship specially built to serve as a storehouse, prison, etc., and not for sea service. a clumsy-looking or unwieldy ship or boat. a bulky or unwieldy person, object, or mass. the shell of a wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned vehicle, building, or the like. Show More
verb (used without object) to loom in bulky form; appear as a large, massive bulk (often followed by up ): The bus hulked up suddenly over the crest of the hill. British Dialect to lounge, slouch, or move in a heavy, loutish manner. Show More
Origin of hulk before 1000; Middle English hulke, Old English hulc; perhaps < Medieval Latin hulcus < Greek holkás trading vessel, orig., towed ship
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shipwreck Examples from the Web for hulk Contemporary Examples of hulk Hulk has a more prominent role, and I have a more prominent role.
I just have this personal mental obsession with the Hulk being an Asian-American male icon.
Whenever I take a clickbait quiz to determine which of The Avengers I would be, I always game the questions to aim for the Hulk .
He disallowed a goal scored by Hulk that would have given Brazil a 2-1 lead.
A long, diagonal cross from Marcelo saw the ball reach Hulk , who brought it down to his feet from the top of his monumental chest.
Historical Examples of hulk He seemed huger than ever with his hulk sinking into the gray darkness behind him.
Dust Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
“Now the next thing is to get aboard the hulk ,” was Dick's thought.
Bought her for eight dollars of the feller that owned her, and she was a hulk for sartin then.
He's been aboard this hulk afore, and we made him swim for it that time.
Near at hand was the hulk of the second ship, now a blazing furnace.
British Dictionary definitions for hulk the body of an abandoned vessel derogatory a large or unwieldy vessel derogatory a large ungainly person or thing (often plural) the frame or hull of a ship, used as a storehouse, etc, or (esp in 19th-century Britain) as a prison Show More
(intr) British informal to move clumsily (intr often foll by up ) to rise massively Show More
Word Origin for hulk Old English hulc, from Medieval Latin hulca, from Greek holkas barge, from helkein to tow
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Word Origin and History for hulk n. Old English hulc "light, fast ship" (but in Middle English a heavy, unwieldy one), probably from Old Dutch hulke and Medieval Latin hulcus , perhaps ultimately from Greek holkas "merchant ship," literally "ship that is towed," from helkein "to pull" (from PIE root *selk- "to pull, draw"). Meaning "body of an old, worn-out ship" is first recorded 1670s. The Hulks ("Great Expectations") were old ships used as prisons. Sense of "big, clumsy person" is first recorded c.1400 (early 14c. as a surname: Stephen le Hulke ).
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v. "to be clumsy, unwieldy, lazy," 1789, from hulk (n.). Related: Hulked ; hulking .
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