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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hulk /hʌlk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the body of an old ship.
- the shell of something wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned:the abandoned hulk of a military tank.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa large, clumsy-looking person.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hulk (hulk),USA pronunciation n. - the body of an old or dismantled ship.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa ship specially built to serve as a storehouse, prison, etc., and not for sea service.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa clumsy-looking or unwieldy ship or boat.
- a bulky or unwieldy person, object, or mass.
- the shell of a wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned vehicle, building, or the like.
v.i. - to loom in bulky form;
appear as a large, massive bulk (often fol. by up):The bus hulked up suddenly over the crest of the hill. - British Termsto lounge, slouch, or move in a heavy, loutish manner.
- Greek holkás trading vessel, origin, originally, towed ship
- Medieval Latin hulcus
- bef. 1000; Middle English hulke, Old English hulc; perh.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hulk /hʌlk/ n - the body of an abandoned vessel
- derogatory a large or unwieldy vessel
- derogatory a large ungainly person or thing
- (often plural) the frame or hull of a ship, used as a storehouse, etc, or (esp in 19th-century Britain) as a prison
Etymology: Old English hulc, from Medieval Latin hulca, from Greek holkas barge, from helkein to tow |