noun Download 🔗Share A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of rigging and equipment, and often put to other uses such as storage or accommodation. Examples : "The old hulk was used as a storage shed for the boat repair shop. " nautical vehicle sailing ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any large ship that is difficult to maneuver. Examples : "The abandoned freighter, now a rusting hulk, blocked half the harbor entrance, making navigation dangerous. " nautical vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A large structure with a dominating presence. Examples : "The new school auditorium was a hulk of concrete and steel, dominating the skyline. " structure building architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A big (and possibly clumsy) person. Examples : "My brother is a real hulk; he can lift the entire picnic table with one hand. " person body appearance human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An excessively muscled person. Examples : "The weightlifter was a hulk, easily lifting twice the weight of the other students. " appearance body person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk. Examples : "The storm completely hulked the fishing boat, leaving it a useless wreck. " nautical sailing military vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be a hulk, a large (hulking) and often imposing presence. Examples : "The new student hulked into the classroom, filling the already cramped space with his imposing presence. " appearance body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move (one's large, hulking body). Examples : "After a long day of moving furniture, my dad would hulk himself down onto the couch, exhausted. " body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the entrails of; to disembowel. Examples : "to hulk a hare" anatomy biology body medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading