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
Next up: Would all of this chewing start to bulk up my masseter muscle?
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
Efron noticeably bulked up to film the movie, with fans noticing his muscly physique in photos taken from the film's set in October 2022.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
Moreover, the risk of escalation, although real, has been lowered by the Biden administration’s move to bulk up U.S. military deployments in the region.
—James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2023
In a multi-city plot, saffron was being bulked up with inexpensive gardenia extracts from China.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
Khan, the current FTC chair, has long criticized Amazon’s e-commerce dominance and bulked up the agency’s ongoing Amazon probe after her 2021 confirmation.
—Makena Kelly, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2023
Gill bulked up to 215 pounds before camp and moved to safety, splitting time at nickel as well.
—oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
According to Ahlberg, crabs will sometimes ingest water or large amounts of food to bulk up and crack their old shell.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
The Lip Bar Big Timer Volumizing Mascara uses synthetic beeswax to bulk up every lash.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
Efron noticeably bulked up to film the movie, with fans noticing his muscly physique in photos taken from the film's set in October 2022.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
Moreover, the risk of escalation, although real, has been lowered by the Biden administration’s move to bulk up U.S. military deployments in the region.
—James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2023
In a multi-city plot, saffron was being bulked up with inexpensive gardenia extracts from China.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
Khan, the current FTC chair, has long criticized Amazon’s e-commerce dominance and bulked up the agency’s ongoing Amazon probe after her 2021 confirmation.
—Makena Kelly, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2023
Gill bulked up to 215 pounds before camp and moved to safety, splitting time at nickel as well.
—oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
According to Ahlberg, crabs will sometimes ingest water or large amounts of food to bulk up and crack their old shell.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
The Lip Bar Big Timer Volumizing Mascara uses synthetic beeswax to bulk up every lash.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Bulk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk%20up. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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