- 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. A heavy ship of clumsy build. Source: opted
- 3. n. Anything bulky or unwieldly. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare. Source: opted
- 5. n. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned Source: wordnet
- 7. v. appear very large or occupy a commanding position Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 9. To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare.[R.] Beau. & Fl. Source: adambom
- 10. v:18/n:82 n. a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned Source: ecdict
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