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What (who) is bulk - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
The Bulk; Bulk (disambiguation)
Bulk
·noun The Body.
II. Bulk ·v A projecting part of a building.
III. Bulk ·noun The cargo of a vessel when stowed.
V. Bulk ·noun Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
VI. Bulk ·noun The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.
bulk
n.
1.
Magnitude, size, volume, mass, dimensions.
2.
Largeness, bulkiness, great size, bigness, massyness, massiveness, greatness, amplitude.
3.
Majority, mass, body, major part, most, main part, greater part, principal part.
bulk
¦ noun
1. the mass or magnitude of something large.
a large mass or shape.
[as modifier] large in quantity: a bulk supplier.
2. the greater part: the bulk of the traffic had passed.
3. roughage in food.
4. cargo in an unpackaged mass.
¦ verb
1. treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is.
2. combine (shares or commodities for sale).
Phrases
bulk large be of great size or importance.
in bulk
1. (of goods) in large quantities.
2. (of a cargo or commodity) not packaged.
Origin
ME: prob. from ON bulki 'cargo'; perh. also by alt. of obs. bouk 'belly, body'.
Examples of use of bulk
1. The bulk of the coat, serving only to add bulk to her already tubby frame.
2. The kibbutzim buy their products in bulk elsewhere.
3. Despite their bulk, they can leap clear of the water.
4. Insurgent actions are responsible for the bulk of the deaths.
5. For tankers and bulk carriers the omens look less good.