bulk (b lk)n. 1. Size, mass, or volume, especially when very large. 2. a. A distinct mass or portion of matter, especially a large one: the dark bulk of buildings against the sky. b. The body of a human, especially when large or muscular. 3. The major portion or greater part: "The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful" (Bertrand Russell). 4. See fiber. 5. Thickness of paper or cardboard in relation to weight. 6. A ship's cargo. v. bulked, bulk·ing, bulks v.intr. 1. 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. 2. To grow or increase in size or importance. 3. To cohere or form a mass: Certain paper bulks well. v.tr. 1. To cause to swell or expand. 2. To cause to cohere or form a mass. adj. Phrasal Verb: Being large in mass, quantity, or volume: a bulk buy; a bulk mailing. bulk up Idiom: To gain weight by gaining muscle: dietary supplements that helped the weightlifters bulk up. in bulk 1. Unpackaged; loose. 2. In large numbers, amounts, or volume. [Middle English, perhaps partly alteration of bouk, belly, trunk of the body (from Old English b  c) and partly from Old Norse bulki, cargo, heap; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
bulk
Noun
1. volume or size, esp. when great
2. the main part: he spends the bulk of his time abroad
3. a large body, esp. of a person
4. the part of food which passes unabsorbed through the digestive system
5. in bulk in large quantities: how frequently do you buy food in bulk for your family?
Verb
bulk large to be or seem important or prominent [Old Norse bulki cargo]
USAGE: The use of a plural noun after bulk was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable.
Bulk a main mass or amount; a heap; a cargo; a considerable amount. See also mass.
Examples: bulk of people, 1711; of pilchards [a pile awaiting salting], 1822; of popery, 1641; of seals, 1881; of ships, 1658; of tobacco [a pile arranged for curing].
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | bulk - the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" |
| 2. | bulk - the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" dollar volume, turnover - the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise" | |
| 3. | bulk - the property possessed by a large mass mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field | |
| Verb | 1. | bulk - stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack" |
| 2. | bulk - cause to bulge or swell outwards swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood" |
bulk
noun 1. size, volume, dimensions, magnitude, substance, vastness, amplitude, immensity, bigness, largeness, massiveness
noun 3. majority, mass, most, body, quantity, best part, major part, lion's share, better part, generality, preponderance, main part, plurality, nearly all, greater number bulk large be important, dominate, loom, stand out, loom large, carry weight, preponderate, threaten
USAGE The use of a plural noun after bulk, as in sense 3, although common, is considered by some to be incorrect and should be avoided. This usage is most commonly encountered, according to the Bank of English, when referring to funds and profits: the bulk of our profits stem from the sale of beer. The synonyms majority and most would work better in this context.
Translations
bulk [bʌlk] n (= mass) → bulto, volumen m (= major part); grueso;
in bulk (COMM) → a granel;
to buy in bulk → comprar en grandes cantidades
n bulk [balk]
1 the greater part The bulk of his money was spent on food. meerderheid مُعْظَمُ по-голямата част většina størstedel der Großteil το μεγαλύτερο μέρος από κτ. la mayor parte suurem osa مقدار زیاد؛ حجم بیشتر pääosa la majeure partie de הַרוֹב थोक veći dio nagyobb része vminek sebagian besar maggior parte di 大部分 域類觀Ð didžioji dalis, dauguma lielākā daļa; vairākums bahagian besar grootste deel størstedelen gros maior parte majoritate большая часть väčšina večji del veliki deo huvuddelen ส่วนใหญ่ büyük kısım 大部分 більшість زیادہ تر حصہ số lượng lớn 大部分
2 (great) size or mass the bulk of a parcel; His huge bulk appeared round the corner. massa حَجْم، ضَخامَه големина objem; tělo størrelse; korpus die Masse μεγάλος όγκος masa kogu, mass گندگی؛ حجم koko, massa, ruho masse, volume גוֹדֵל विशाल mnoštvo tömeg ukuran besar massa 容積 크기 apimtis, dydis (liels) apjoms; apmērs; tilpums saiz besar grote omvang omfang; korpus; svært fyldig kropp rozmiar, masa, ciało vulto masă, volum большие размеры; масса veľkosť; telo masa velika površina volym, omfång ความจุ iri cüsse 體積 маса حجم ، سائز tầm vóc lớn 体积
adj
in bulk bulk buying. grootmaat بِالجُمْلَه насипно ve velkém i store partier umfangreich χονδρικός a granel, en grandes cantidades hulgi بطور عمده؛ به مقدار زیاد tukuittain en gros בְכָמוּת גְדוֹלָה भारी मात्रा में nagomilan nagyban borongan all'ingrosso 大量の didmeninis, urminis vairumā; bez iesaiņojuma pembelian pukal in het groot i store partier hurtowy em grosso en gros оптовый vo veľkom na veliko na veliko helt parti, partivis จำนวนมาก toptan 散裝的 великої кількості زیادہ مقدار میں với số lượng lớn 散装的
adj bulky
large in size, awkward to carry etc a bulky parcel; This is too bulky to send by post. groot, dik كَبيرُ الحَجْم، ضَخْم огромен objemný, veliký stor og tung; stor og kraftig sperrig ογκώδης abultado, voluminoso kogukas, suur گنده؛ حجیم iso, kömpelö volumineux גָדוֹל, מְגוּשָם बड़ा, स्थूल velik terjedelmes berukuran besar, memerlukan tempat banyak voluminoso かさばった 엄청나게 큰 didžiulis, nepatogus (nešti) liela izmēra, apjoma sangat besar lijvig diger, uhåndterlig duży, nieporęczny volumoso voluminos громоздкий objemný zajeten kabast skrymmande, klumpigt เทอะทะ kocaman, ağır, taşınması zor 龐大的 об'ємистий; громіздкий قد آوار ، جسیم ، موٹا to lớn 庞大的
in bulk
in large quantities Huge tankers now carry oil in bulk; They like to buy goods in bulk. in grootmaat بِمَقادير كَبيرَه в големи количества ve velkém i store partier in größerem Umfang σε μεγάλες ποσότητες, χονδρικώς en grandes cantidades, a granel suurtes kogustes به مقدار زیاد suurissa erissä en gros בְכָמוּת גְדוֹלָה भारी मात्रा में rasut egy tételben jumlah besar in quantità 大量に 대량으로 dideliais kiekiais, urmu (preču iepirkšana) vairumā; bez iesaiņojuma dalam kuantiti yang besar in het groot i store partier w dużych ilościach em quantidade en gros оптом vo veľkom na veliko na veliko som bulklast, i stora partier จำนวนมาก büyük miktarlarda 大量 у великій кількості زیادہ ، تعداد یا مقدار میں số lượng lớn 大量
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