verb🔗ShareConvertir en cascoTo reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk."The scrapyard plans to hulk the old freighter next month, stripping it of anything valuable before dismantling the remaining structure. "El depósito de chatarra planea convertir el viejo carguero en casco el próximo mes, despojándolo de cualquier cosa valiosa antes de desmantelar la estructura restante.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSer corpulento, tener una presencia imponenteTo be a hulk, a large (hulking) and often imposing presence."The refrigerator was hulking in the corner of the small kitchen, making it difficult to move around. "El refrigerador era corpulento en la esquina de la pequeña cocina, lo que dificultaba moverse.appearancebodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMover su cuerpo corpulentoTo move (one's large, hulking body)."The tired mover was hulking boxes into the house, one heavy load after another. "El mudador cansado estaba moviendo cajas corpulento dentro de la casa, una carga pesada tras otra.bodyactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEviscerarTo remove the entrails of; to disembowel."to hulk a hare"Eviscerar una liebre.anatomyanimalbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTerraplén, diqueA kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence."The small coastal village relied on the hulking of earth and stone to protect their homes from the relentless winter storms. "La pequeña aldea costera dependía del terraplén de tierra y piedra para proteger sus hogares de las implacables tormentas invernales.architecturemilitarygeologygeographyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEnorme, corpulentoLarge and bulky, heavily built; massive."The hulking refrigerator barely fit through the kitchen doorway. "El enorme refrigerador apenas cabía por la puerta de la cocina.appearancebodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEnorme, corpulentoUnwieldy."The hulking refrigerator barely fit through the doorway, and we struggled to maneuver it into the kitchen. "El enorme refrigerador apenas cabía por la puerta, y nos costó mucho maniobrarlo en la cocina.appearancebodythingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading