Thesaurus: hulk

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1. n. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.
2. n. A heavy ship of clumsy build.
3. n. Anything bulky or unwieldly.
4. v. t. To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare.
5. n. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
6. n. a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
7. v. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
8. 1. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service. "Some well-timbered hulk." Spenser. 2. A heavy ship of clumsy build. Skeat. 3. Anything bulky or unwieldly. Shak. Shear hulk, an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or take out the masts of a ship. -- The hulks, old or dismasted ships, formerly used as prisons. [Eng.] Dickens. To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
9. To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare.[R.] Beau. & Fl.
10. v:18/n:82 n. a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned