hulk

/hʌlk/

noun

  1. 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. 2

    Any large ship that is difficult to maneuver.

  3. 3

    A large structure with a dominating presence.

  4. 4

    A big (and possibly clumsy) person.

  5. 5

    An excessively muscled person.

verb

  1. 1

    To reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk.

  2. 2

    To be a hulk, a large (hulking) and often imposing presence.

  3. 3

    To move (one's large, hulking body).

verb

  1. 1

    To remove the entrails of; to disembowel.

    to hulk a hare

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