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hulks

/hʌlks/
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noun

  • A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of rigging and equipment, and often put to other uses such as storage or accommodation.
  • Any large ship that is difficult to maneuver.
  • A large structure with a dominating presence.
  • A big (and possibly clumsy) person.
  • An excessively muscled person.

verb

  • To reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk.
  • To be a hulk, a large (hulking) and often imposing presence.
  • To move (one's large, hulking body).

verb

  • To remove the entrails of; to disembowel.

    "to hulk a hare"

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