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Definition of Bulk

Bulk
Bulk Bulk (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky. Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.] 1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk. Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon. 2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt. The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them, ``to obtain what by labor can be obtained.' --J. Morley. 3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed. 4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak. My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile. Barrel bulk. See under Barrel. To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the cargo. In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape that any desired quantity may be taken or sold. Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks. Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight or measure. Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness; massiveness.
Bulk
Bulk Bulk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulked; p. pr. & vb. n. Bulking.] To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell. The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment. --Leslie Stephen.
Bulk
Bulk Bulk, n. [Icel. b[=a]lkr a beam, partition. Cf. Balk, n. & v.] A projecting part of a building. [Obs.] Here, stand behind this bulk. --Shak.

Meaning of Bulk from wikipedia

- up bulk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bulk can refer to: Bulk cargo Bulk liquids Bulk mail Bulk material handling Bulk pack, packaged bulk materials/products...
- In cell biology, bulk flow is the process by which proteins with a sorting signal [definition needed] travel to and from different cellular compartments...
- science, bulk density, also called apparent density, is a material property defined as the m**** of the many particles of the material divided by the bulk volume...
- The bulk modulus ( K {\displaystyle K} or B {\displaystyle B} or k {\displaystyle k} ) of a substance is a measure of the resistance of a substance to...
- A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo—such as grain, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement—in...
- Bulk soil is soil outside the rhizosphere that is not penetrated by plant roots. The bulk soil is like an ecosystem, it is made up of many things such...
- Bulk purchasing or m**** buying is the purchase of much larger quantities than the usual, for a unit price that is lower than the usual. Wholesaling is...
- Bulk material handling is an engineering field that is centered on the design of equipment used for the handling of dry materials. Bulk materials are...
- Bulk Barn Foods Limited (Bulk Barn) is Canada's largest bulk foods store. Founded in September 1982 by Carl Ofield. The store sells common to somewhat...
- Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier and Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch are fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe. They appeared as permanent cast members...