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
Without these robust snow events to bulk up totals, Erie, Pennsylvania, missed out on just over five feet of typical winter snow.
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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
The result is fewer pilots, a shift to year-round development and now fewer scripted originals as networks bulk up on unscripted fare, cut costs and continue to see development money shifted toward streaming.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
Instead, try fireplaces, portable heaters and bulking up the blankets.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
One other note on Tagovailoa: His trainer, Nick Hicks, said on social media that the team asked Tagovailoa to bulk up last season to reduce the risk of injury.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Washington should thus devote its diplomatic attention and economic resources to those countries that have expressed interest in bulking up their defenses against Chinese encroachment and assisting their neighbors’ efforts to do the same.
—John Lee, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2023
After an offseason spent bulking up their roster with international stars, the Legion will open the 2024 season on Saturday.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, retailers are racing to bulk up to keep pace with the likes of Amazon and Walmart.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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
The result is fewer pilots, a shift to year-round development and now fewer scripted originals as networks bulk up on unscripted fare, cut costs and continue to see development money shifted toward streaming.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
Instead, try fireplaces, portable heaters and bulking up the blankets.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
One other note on Tagovailoa: His trainer, Nick Hicks, said on social media that the team asked Tagovailoa to bulk up last season to reduce the risk of injury.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Washington should thus devote its diplomatic attention and economic resources to those countries that have expressed interest in bulking up their defenses against Chinese encroachment and assisting their neighbors’ efforts to do the same.
—John Lee, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2023
After an offseason spent bulking up their roster with international stars, the Legion will open the 2024 season on Saturday.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, retailers are racing to bulk up to keep pace with the likes of Amazon and Walmart.
—Robert Daugherty, 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 23 Apr. 2024.
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