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the bulk

noun

Definition of the bulk

: most of something : the largest part of something
  • We spent the bulk of the summer at the beach.
  • The great bulk of these people are extremely poor.

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bulk play

  1. : magnitude

  2. : material that forms a mass in the intestine

  3. : body

  1. : to cause to swell or bulge : stuff

  2. : to gather into a mass or aggregate

  3. : swell, expand

  1. : being in large quantities or not divided into separate units : being in bulk

  2. : of or relating to materials in bulk

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