Hulk
WordNet
noun
(1) A ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
(2) A very large person; impressive in size or qualities
verb
(3) Appear very large or occupy a commanding position
"The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"
"Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An old ship which is no longer in use
- any large ship that is difficult to maneuver
- A big, (and possibly clumsy) person
- : An excessively muscled person
Quotations
large ship, difficult to maneuver
- 1602, Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act ii, scene 3
- Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep.
abandoned ship
- 1918, Katherine Mansfield, Prelude, as printed in Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics (2002), paperback, page 83
- They could see the lighthouse shining on Quarantine Island, and the green lights on the old coal hulks.