hulk

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.

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[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

Imperative

hulk

hulk

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hulk - a very large person; impressive in size or qualities whale, giant, heavyweight large 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" tower, loom, predominate rear, rise, lift - rise up; "The building rose before them"

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hulk

noun wreck, shell, hull, shipwreck, frame I could make out the gutted hulk of the tanker.

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hulk

noun

A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person:

gawk, lout, lump, oaf, ox.

Informal: lummox.

Slang: klutz, lug, meatball, meathead.

verb

To move heavily:

clump, galumph, lumber, lump, stump.

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Translations

شَخصٌ أو شيءٌ ضَخْم أو هائِلهَيْكَل سَفينَه مَهْجورَه

kolohnátkolosvyřazená loď

skrogskrummelvrag

RuineSchiffsrumpf

carcassemastodonte

csupasz hajótestdarab: nagy darab

aflóga skipsskrokkurbeljaki; tröllaukinn hlutur

carcassamastodonteomaccionescafo smantellato

gremėzdaslaivo griaučiai

lempisveca/nederīga kuģa korpuss

diger brandeskipsskrogstor og klumpet ting

hromotĺkvyradená loď

hurda gemiiri yarı ve hantalizbandut

巨大笨重的物或人废船

hulk

[hʌlk] N

1. (Naut) (= abandoned ship) → casco m (pej) (= clumsy ship) → carraca f

2. (= large, ungainly building) → armatoste m
a great hulk of a man → un gigantón

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hulk

[ˈhʌlk] n

(= remains) [ship] → épave f; [car, building] → carcasse f

(= person) → mastodonte m, malabar m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hulk

n

(Naut: = body of ship) → (Schiffs)rumpf m

(inf: = person) → Hüne m (inf); I followed his big hulk into the room → ich folgte seiner hünenhaften Gestalt ins Zimmer

(= wrecked vehicle) → Wrack nt; (= wrecked building etc) → Ruine f

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 mastodontica
a great hulk of a man (fam) → un colosso

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hulk

(halk) noun

1. the body of an old ship from which everything has been taken away. skeepsromp هَيْكَل سَفينَه مَهْجورَه стар негоден кораб casco vyřazená loď der Schiffsrumpf skrog; vrag κουφάρι πλοίου casco laevakere لاشه كشتی hylky carcasse גוּף סְפִינָה יְשָנָה टूटा हुआ पुराना जहाज trup broda csupasz hajótest rongsokan kapal aflóga skipsskrokkur carcassa 廃船 (옛날의) 감옥선 laivo griaučiai veca/nederīga kuģa korpuss bangkai kapal rompskipsskrog kadłub wraku زړه بیړی casco car­casă (de vas) блокшив vyradená loď opuščen ladijski trup rashodovan brod holk, hulk ลำเรือเก่าที่ไม่มีของแล้ว hurda gemi 廢船 корпус старого корабля, непридатного для плавання پرانے جہاز کا ڈھانچا thân một con tàu cũ 废船

2. something or someone enormous and clumsy. kolos, logge mens شَخصٌ أو شيءٌ ضَخْم أو هائِل едър, тромав човек mostrengo kolos; kolohnát schwerfälliger Kerl skrummel χοντρομπαλάς, αδέξιοςarmatoste kohmard غول پیکر köriläs mastodonteמסורבל भारी भरकम एवं भद्दा व्यक्ति netko ili nešto veliko i zdepasto nagy darab (ember) sesuatu yang besar beljaki; tröllaukinn hlutur omaccione, かさばったもの 몸집이 육중한 사람, 부피가 큰 물건 gremėzdas lempis bagur logstor og klumpet ting; diger brande coś nieporęcznego, ktoś niezgrabny ډیر غټ کاړی واړی سړی mostrengo matahală увалень kolos; hromotĺk mastodont; motovilo gromada åbäke, klumpeduns สิ่งของหรือคนที่ใหญ่โตเทอะทะ iri yarı ve hantal, izbandut 巨大笨重的物或人 громадище; одоробало لمبا ، تگڑا، بدزیب آدمی یا شے người to xác 巨大笨重的物或人

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