Bulk (Verb)
Meaning 1
Stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The extra pillow bulked out the suitcase and made it difficult to close.
- His excessive clothing bulked under the small coat and made him look ridiculous.
- The parcel bulked in the sack, visible through the thin fabric.
- The oversized gloves bulked on her small hands as she waved goodbye.
- The unruly branches bulked above the stone wall, visible to passersby.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Cause to bulge or swell outwards.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Tight lacing bulk the seams of her leather jacket outwards.
- The strain was beginning to bulk his eyes out of their sockets.
- The muscles in his arms would bulk with each curls of the dumbbells.
- Worn soles started to bulk out the shoes in certain areas.
- The fabric started to bulk and pucker where the thread had pulled tight.