Meaning & use
Hulk
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A large, heavy, or unwieldy person, animal, or object, or the body of an old, wrecked, or abandoned ship.
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The rusting hulk of the old freighter sat half-sunk in the harbor.
A hulk of a man ducked to fit through the doorway.
A note on using this word
Originally referred specifically to a ship's body stripped of rigging; the sense broadened to describe any large, bulky figure.
Words with a similar meaning
wreckbehemoth
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