bulk

bulk1 [ bʌlk ] noun **

count usually singular something that is very large, wide, and solid:

She heaved her formidable bulk off the frail chair.

We looked up at the great dark bulk of the cathedral.

a. uncount the fact of being large:

Despite its bulk and weight, the Mercedes handles like a small car.

the bulk of something

the majority or largest part of something:

Women still undertake the bulk of domestic work in the home.

in bulk

bought or sold in large quantities:

large companies that buy and sell in bulk

bulk

bulk 2 [ bʌlk ] adjective only before noun

relating to the sale, production, or transportation of goods in large quantities:

a producer of bulk agricultural chemicals

bulk order: a bulk order for 100 Christmas trees

bulk buying/purchasing/selling etc.: Co-op members get the price benefit of bulk buying.

bulk

bulk 3 [ bʌlk ] verb

,bulk `out phrasal verb transitive

to add something to something else to make it bigger or more satisfactory:

You can always bulk out a meal with bread or rice.

,bulk `up phrasal verb intransitive

to become bigger and heavier:

After bulking up for his last movie role, he's now down to a slim 75 kilos.