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
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That is a deep cut, even for the tech industry, which bulked up during the pandemic and has been shedding thousands of jobs in recent months.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Since then, he had been encouraged to bulk up, cast in more of a power role.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Playing as one of the two behind Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 3-4-2-1 Farke has settled on, Stach’s got the defensive steel to bulk up the engine room out of possession, but the guile and stamina to roam forward, wreaking chaos in attack.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
This recipe is bulked up with cubed ham.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Since then, he had been encouraged to bulk up, cast in more of a power role.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Playing as one of the two behind Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 3-4-2-1 Farke has settled on, Stach’s got the defensive steel to bulk up the engine room out of possession, but the guile and stamina to roam forward, wreaking chaos in attack.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
This recipe is bulked up with cubed ham.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bulk up
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“Bulk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk%20up. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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