26984 words

hulk

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
the body of an old ship, car, or very large piece of equipment that is broken and no longer used:

Examples:

Here and there the rusted hulk of an abandoned car dots the landscape.
2
a large, heavy, awkward person or thing:

Examples:

Henry's a real hulk of a man.
The Incredible Hulk is a character in a comic who turns from a scientist into a two-metre tall monster.
3
the body of an old ship, car, or large piece of equipment, which is broken and no longer used:

Examples:

The rusted hulk of an abandoned car sat at the side of the road.
4
a large, heavy person or thing:

Examples:

He was a huge hulk of a man, about six and a half feet tall.

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