1. The property of something that is great in magnitude
   "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk";
   - mass, volume
    
2. The property possessed by a large mass
   "The bulk of the elephant made it difficult for it to move through the dense jungle"
    
3. The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
   "the bulk of the work is finished";
   - majority, lion's share [informal], most

1. Stick out or up
   "The parcel bulked in the sack"
    
2. Cause to bulge or swell outwards
   "Excess inventory bulked the warehouse";
   - bulge
    
3. To gain size and weight by means of exercise and diet
   "He's bulking to prepare for the bodybuilding competition"

Derived forms: bulked, bulking, bulks

See also: major

Type of: bulge, figure, grow, magnitude, mass, number, pouch, protrude, swell

Antonym: minority

Encyclopedia: Bulk, Lancashire