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Hulk (Noun)

A very large person; impressive in size or qualities.

Nouns denoting people.

The new heavyweight boxer was a hulk of a man, with muscles rippling beneath his skin as he punched his opponent with lightning speed and accuracy.
He was a hulk on the soccer field, his long legs covering incredible distances as he sprinted past defenders with ease.
Standing at an incredible six feet eight inches tall, he was a hulk of a teenager, his impressive stature and athleticism already making him a college prospect.
As the football player lumbered off the field, his injured leg and imposing size making him a hulk in a pitiful state, the crowd murmured in concern for the athlete's health.
With broad shoulders and chiseled chest, he cut a powerful figure on stage, his physical presence earning him the nickname "the hulk" from the fans who were both awed and intimidated by his imposing stature.

A ship that has been wrecked and abandoned.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The old freighter lay wrecked and abandoned, a hulk on the beach where it had washed up after a fierce storm.
As the sun set, the rusting hulk of the cargo ship seemed to grow even more massive and foreboding in the fading light.
Years of exposure to the elements had reduced the once-proud cruise liner to a mere hulk, its hull cracked and crumbling.
The abandoned tanker had been a hulk for years, its oil-slicked hull slowly disintegrating into the sand.
After decades underwater, the wreck of the battleship was little more than a hulk, covered in coral and anemones.