hulk

[hulk]

A hulk is just the shell of a ship it can stay afloat on the water, but it's not capable of sailing on the sea. Another kind of hulk is a big person, like the Incredible Hulk who could single handedly sink the hulk of any ship.

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The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.

Noun
a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned

Noun
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

Verb
appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"


n.
The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.

n.
A heavy ship of clumsy build.

n.
Anything bulky or unwieldly.

v. t.
To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare.


Hulk

Hulk , n. [OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift ship; akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho; perh. fr. LL. holcas, Gr. , prop., a ship which is towed, fr. to draw, drag, tow. Cf. Wolf, Holcad.] 1. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service. "Some well-timbered hulk." Spenser. 2. A heavy ship of clumsy build. Skeat. 3. Anything bulky or unwieldly. Shak. Shear hulk, an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or take out the masts of a ship. -- The hulks, old or dismasted ships, formerly used as prisons. [Eng.] Dickens.

Hulk

Hulk , v. t. [Cf. MLG. holken to hollow out, Sw. h'86lka.] To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare. [R.] Beau. & Fl.

The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.

To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare.

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Usage Examples

All of a sudden, Hulk Hogan has become retro. Hulk Hogan has become cool again. So to come out and to hear how loud the fans are. To hear how loyal the fans are, it's truly overwhelming. I just can't believe I've been reborn in the WWE.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The coolest thing, and I have it at home, is a huge Hulk Hogan, normal-sized pinball machine. When people come over they play it for hours. When you hit the bumpers and the bells ring it goes, 'Oh yeah!' The whole time you're playing this machine it's yelling and screaming at you, 'What you gonna do, brother?!' I think that's the coolest.

All morning they watched for the plane which they thought would be looking for them. They cursed war in general and PTs in particular. At about ten o'clock the hulk heaved a moist sigh and turned turtle.

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