hulk

(hŭlk)
n.

1. Nautical.
   1. A heavy, unwieldy ship.
   2. The hull of an old, unseaworthy, or wrecked ship.
   3. An old or unseaworthy ship used as a prison or warehouse. Often used in the plural.
2. One, such as a person or object, that is bulky, clumsy, or unwieldy.
3. A wrecked or abandoned shell of a usually large object, such as a building or vehicle.

intr.v., hulked, hulk·ing, hulks.

1. To appear as a massive or towering form; loom: The big truck hulked out of the fog.
2. To move clumsily.

[Middle English, from Old English hulc, from Medieval Latin hulcus, probably from Greek holkas, ship that is towed, merchant ship, from holkos, machine for hauling ships, from helkein, to pull.]

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noun

A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person: gawk, lout, lump¹, oaf, ox. Informal lummox. Slang klutz, lug¹, meatball, meathead. See ability/inability.

verb

To move heavily: clump, galumph, lumber, lump¹, stump. See move/halt.

n

Definition: large piece, lump
Antonyms: bit

n. an old ship stripped of fittings and permanently moored, especially for use as storage or (formerly) as a prison.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

For a list of words related to hulk, see:

• Mood and Intent - hulk: move heavily and clumsily

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stort skrummel, skibsskrog, logiskib
v. intr. - rejse sig klodset

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevaarte, kolos, log onbehouwen mens, oud onttakeld schip, gevangenisschip, van ingewanden ontdoen, opdoemen/-rijzen

Français (French)
n. - épave, carcasse (d'un tank), rafiot (péj), (Hist) navire pénitencier, (fig) masse gigantesque
v. intr. - apparaître volumineux, gigantesque, se dresser de façon gigantesque

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hulk, Klotz
v. - aufragen, sich schwerfällig bewegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξαρματωμένο πλοίο, (καθομ.) μπατάλης, άχαρος χοντράνθρωπος, όγκος, (πληθ.) (ναυτ.) σαπιοκάραβο
v. - κινούμαι άτσαλα, ανεγείρω κάτι ογκώδες

Italiano (Italian)
massa, figura massiccia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - casco (m) de navio (Náut.), pessoa (f) desajeitada
v. - mover-se pesadamente

Русский (Russian)
корпус старого корабля, большое неповоротливое судно, громадина, груда, куча, потрошить, заключать в плавучую тюрьму, двигаться неуклюже, неуклюжий

Español (Spanish)
n. - mole, bulto, armatoste
v. intr. - moverse en forma lenta y pesada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - holk, hulk a) övergivet fartygsskrov, b) stort tungt fartyg, vrak, åbäke (bildl.)
v. - inlogera på logementsfartyg, resa sig tungt, torna upp sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
笨重的船, 废船, 庞然大物般出现, 赫然显现, 笨重地行进

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 笨重的船, 廢船
v. intr. - 龐然大物般出現, 赫然顯現, 笨重地行進

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 폐선의 선체, 몸집이 큰 사람
v. intr. - 부피가 크다, 큰 모습으로 느릿느릿 나타나다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 廃船, ずうたいの大きな人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الهلك, سفينه ثقيله بطيئه أو هيكل سفينه عتيقه غير صالحه للعمل, شئ أو شخص ضخم ثقيل الحركه (فعل) يتحرك بتثقال, يبدو واضحا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלי-שייט כבד, אדם מסורבל, גוף מפורק של אוניה המשמש כמחסן וכו'‬
v. intr. - ‮נראה מגושם‬

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