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1. 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, most, lion's share [informal]
    
2. The property of something that is great in magnitude
   "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk";
   - mass, volume
    
3. The property possessed by a large mass

1. Stick out or up
   "The parcel bulked in the sack"
    
2. Cause to bulge or swell outwards
   - bulge
    
3. To gain size and weight by means of exercise and diet

Derived forms: bulked, bulks, bulking

See also: major

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

Encyclopedia: Bulk, Lancashire