Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhlk uhp]
- /bʌlk ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhlk uhp]
- /bʌlk ʌp/
Definitions of bulk up words
- phrasal verb bulk up If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier. 3
- verb bulk up to increase or cause to increase in size or importance 3
- noun bulk up magnitude in three dimensions: a ship of great bulk. 1
- noun bulk up the greater part; main mass or body: The bulk of the debt was paid. 1
- noun bulk up goods or cargo not in packages or boxes, usually transported in large volume, as grain, coal, or petroleum. 1
- noun bulk up fiber (def 9). 1
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Origin of bulk up
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English bolke heap, cargo, hold < Old Norse bulki cargo, ship's hold
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bulk up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bulk up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bulk up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bulk up
verb bulk up
- bolster — If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
- widen — Make or become wider.
- broaden — When something broadens, it becomes wider.
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
Antonyms for bulk up
verb bulk up
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
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