hulk

¹hulk

noun \ˈhəlk\

Definition of HULK

1

a : a heavy clumsy ship b (1) : the body of an old ship unfit for service (2) : a ship used as a prison —usually used in plural <every prisoner sent to the hulks — Kenneth Roberts> c : an abandoned wreck or shell (as of a building or automobile)

2

: one that is bulky or unwieldy

Examples of HULK

1. The ship's rusting hulk is still visible on the rocks.
2. the burned out hulk of the factory

Origin of HULK

Middle English hulke, from Old English hulc, probably from Medieval Latin holcas, from Greek holkas, from helkein to pull — more at sulcus

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HULK

Synonyms: clod, clodhopper, gawk, oaf, lout, lubber, lug, lump, Neanderthal, palooka

Related Words: chump, loser, schlemiel (also shlemiel), turkey; slouch; airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, blunderer, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], cluck, clunk, cuddy (or cuddie) [British dialect], deadhead, dim bulb [slang], dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus [slang], dope, dork [slang], dullard, dumbbell, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, galoot [slang], gander, golem, goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loggerhead [chiefly dialect], loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, mome [archaic], moron, mug [chiefly British], mutt, natural, nimrod [slang], nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, prat [British], ratbag [chiefly Australian], saphead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schnook [slang], simp, simpleton, stock, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo; anthropoid, ape, beast, boor, brute, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, louse, skunk, snake, stinker, tyke (also tike) [chiefly British], villain; booby, fool, goose, loony (also looney), lunatic, madman, nut; featherbrain, scatterbrain; rascal, rogue, scamp

Near Antonyms: brain, brainiac, egghead, genius, intellectual, sage, thinker, whiz, wizard

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Rhymes with HULK

bulk, skulk, sulk, yolk