hulk
/hʌlk/
noun
- 1
A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of rigging and equipment, and often put to other uses such as storage or accommodation.
- 2
Any large ship that is difficult to maneuver.
- 3
A large structure with a dominating presence.
- 4
A big (and possibly clumsy) person.
- 5
An excessively muscled person.
verb
- 1
To reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk.
- 2
To be a hulk, a large (hulking) and often imposing presence.
- 3
To move (one's large, hulking body).
verb
- 1
To remove the entrails of; to disembowel.
“to hulk a hare”
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