hulk

/hʌlk/
noun
  1. A large, heavy, or clumsy person or thing.
    • The abandoned ship sat in the harbor like a rusting hulk.
    • The old refrigerator was a hulk that took three people to move.
    • A hulk of a man stepped out of the truck and blocked the doorway.
  2. The body of an old, worn-out ship that is no longer seaworthy.
    • Fishermen avoided the rotting hulk because it was a hazard to navigation.
    • They turned the old prison hulk into a museum.
    • The hulk of the sunken vessel was visible at low tide.
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verb
  1. To appear or move in a large, threatening, or clumsy way.
    • The storm clouds hulked on the horizon, promising rain.
    • He hulked over the table, intimidating everyone in the room.
    • The old building hulked at the end of the street, dark and empty.
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