Bulk meaning

What does “bulk” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bulk” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part.

bulk

noun

  1. 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”

    Synonymsmajority
  2. the property of something that is great in magnitude

    “it is cheaper to buy it in bulk”

    “he received a mass of correspondence”

    Synonymsmassvolume
  3. the property possessed by a large mass

verb

  1. stick out or up

    “The parcel bulked in the sack”

  2. cause to bulge or swell outwards

    Synonymsbulge

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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