Hulk

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hÊŒlk/

Full definition of hulk

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. (archaic) any large ship that is difficult to maneuver
3. A big (and possibly clumsy) person
4. (bodybuilding): An excessively muscled person

Compare Middle Low German holken to hollow out, and similar Swedish word.

Verb

1. To remove the entrails of; to disembowel.to hulk a hare