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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 | ||
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