What is the meaning of bulk?

noun

  • The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part.
    • usage: "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
  • The property of something that is great in magnitude.
    • usage: "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"
  • The property possessed by a large mass.

verb

  • Stick out or up.
    • usage: "The parcel bulked in the sack"
  • Cause to bulge or swell outwards.
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APAWordNet. (2010). bulk. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bulk/definitions/1211354
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