English noun: bulk | |||
1. | bulk (attribute) the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part | ||
Samples | The majority of his customers prefer it. The bulk of the work is finished. | ||
Synonyms | majority | ||
Broader (hypernym) | figure, number | ||
Attribute | major | ||
Antonyms | minority | ||
2. | bulk (attribute) the property of something that is great in magnitude | ||
Samples | It is cheaper to buy it in bulk. He received a mass of correspondence. The volume of exports. | ||
Synonyms | mass, volume | ||
Broader (hypernym) | magnitude | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dollar volume, turnover | ||
3. | bulk (attribute) the property possessed by a large mass | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mass | ||
English verb: bulk | |||
1. | bulk (change) stick out or up | ||
Samples | The parcel bulked in the sack. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bulge, pouch, protrude | ||
2. | bulk (change) cause to bulge or swell outwards | ||
Synonyms | bulge | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | swell | ||
Cause | bulge, pouch, protrude | ||