Bulk

Quick meaning: Bulk is a noun meaning Size, specifically, volume.

Meaning

Size, specifically, volume.

More Meanings

1. Any huge body or structure.
2. The major part of something.
3. Dietary fibre.
4. (uncountable, transport) Unpackaged goods when transported in large volumes, e.g. coal, ore, or grain.
5. (countable) A cargo or any items moved or communicated in the manner of cargo.
6. (bodybuilding) Excess body mass, especially muscle.
7. (bodybuilding) A period where one tries to gain muscle.

Example Sentences

The obese woman couldn't ease her bulk through the narrow passageway.

The Quantity of Matter is the measure of the same, arising from its density and bulk conjunctly.

the main bulk of a nut roast is generally some form of carbohydrate, intended to lighten the load.

In the case of such a contract, there must be an implied condition that the bulk shall correspond with the sample in quality

Word Forms

• bulks
• bulking
• bulked

Synonyms for bulk

Depending on context, synonyms include bulge, mass, volume, majority.

Antonyms for bulk

Common opposites include minority.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bulge, mass, majority, wholesale, volume, bulky.

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