bulk
1. bulk \'b*lk\ n [ME, heap, bulk, fr. OH bulki cargo] 1a: MAGNITUDE,
VOLUME 1b: bulky material felt to promote intestinal motility 2a: BODY;
esp : a large or corpulent human body 2b: a large mass 3: the main or
greater part body or unit with reference to size or amount. BULK implies
an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous; MASS suggests
an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind; VOLUME
applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or
fluctuating : not divided into parts or packaged in separate units - in
bulk SYN syn BULK, MASS, VOLUME mean the aggregate that forms a
2. bulk vt 1: to cause to swell or bulge : STUFF 2: to gather into a mass
or aggregate 3: to have a bulk of 1: SWELL, EXPAND 2a: to have a bulky
appearance : LOOM 2b: to be weighty or impressive 3: to form into a
cohesive mass