hulk

1. 1.

   a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

   Synonymsgiantheavyweightwhale

   Broaderlarge person
2. 2.

   a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned

   Broadership

1. 1.

   appear very large or occupy a commanding position

   “The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain”

   “Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall”

   Synonymsloomtowerpredominate

   Broaderrise

Other forms of hulk

plural

hulks·

past tense

hulked·

present participle

hulking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hulk

What does hulk mean?

hulk means "a very large person; impressive in size or qualities". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hulk?

hulk has 1 syllable: hulk. In IPA it is /ˈhʌlk/.

What is another word for hulk?

Close synonyms include giant, heavyweight, whale, loom, tower. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hulk a common word?

hulk is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.