bulk up
verb
bulked up; bulking up; bulks up
: to gain weight especially by becoming more muscular
: to cause to bulk up
Examples of bulk up in a Sentence
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
Recent Examples on the Web
And Patel, notably, did not bulk up to hulking superhero levels for the role; the actor cuts a lean figure, underlining Kid’s vulnerability and naivete.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
Some agencies were already in the process of bulking up bridge defenses, with officials in Delaware and Pennsylvania spending tens of millions of dollars to install new concrete structures and rock islands protecting bridges across the shipping channel leading to the Port of Philadelphia.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
After spending millions to bulk up the Mets roster with less-than-stellar results, Cohen has received some flak for his decision making.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Game Show Network is bulking up its stable of original series, adding three new strip series to its lineup.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
But while those companies have attracted the most buzz around their AI capabilities, IBM has been bulking up its own AI products and quietly outperforming Google and Microsoft in the public market.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Otherwise, the acoustic strums and percussive hits are bright and crisp, while the passive radiators do a decent job of bulking up the lows.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
Without these robust snow events to bulk up totals, Erie, Pennsylvania, missed out on just over five feet of typical winter snow.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
Measured by revenue, ServiceNow’s product portfolio has really bulked up in just the past year.
—Robert Defrancesco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
Some agencies were already in the process of bulking up bridge defenses, with officials in Delaware and Pennsylvania spending tens of millions of dollars to install new concrete structures and rock islands protecting bridges across the shipping channel leading to the Port of Philadelphia.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
After spending millions to bulk up the Mets roster with less-than-stellar results, Cohen has received some flak for his decision making.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Game Show Network is bulking up its stable of original series, adding three new strip series to its lineup.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
But while those companies have attracted the most buzz around their AI capabilities, IBM has been bulking up its own AI products and quietly outperforming Google and Microsoft in the public market.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Otherwise, the acoustic strums and percussive hits are bright and crisp, while the passive radiators do a decent job of bulking up the lows.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
Without these robust snow events to bulk up totals, Erie, Pennsylvania, missed out on just over five feet of typical winter snow.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
Measured by revenue, ServiceNow’s product portfolio has really bulked up in just the past year.
—Robert Defrancesco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Bulk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk%20up. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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