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Antonyms for hulk

Grammar : Noun
Spell : huhlk
Phonetic Transcription : hʌlk

Definition of hulk

Origin :
  • Old English hulc "light, fast ship" (but in Middle English a heavy, unwieldy one), probably from Old Dutch hulke and Medieval Latin hulcus, perhaps ultimately from Greek holkas "merchant ship," literally "ship that is towed," from helkein "to pull" (from PIE root *selk- "to pull, draw"). Meaning "body of an old, worn-out ship" is first recorded 1670s. The Hulks ("Great Expectations") were old ships used as prisons. Sense of "big, clumsy person" is first recorded c.1400 (early 14c. as a surname: Stephen le Hulke).
  • noun large piece, lump; remains
Example sentences :
  • He seemed huger than ever with his hulk sinking into the gray darkness behind him.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • “Now the next thing is to get aboard the hulk,” was Dick's thought.
  • Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
  • Bought her for eight dollars of the feller that owned her, and she was a hulk for sartin then.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He's been aboard this hulk afore, and we made him swim for it that time.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Near at hand was the hulk of the second ship, now a blazing furnace.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • We white men have ways of our own and I am chief of this hulk.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • Every Wajo fugitive who manned the hulk felt the approach of a decisive moment.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • “That was the first time I really went over the hulk,” he ran on.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various
  • The only question was, how fast was the hulk of the Shane moving?
  • Extract from : « The Measure of a Man » by Randall Garrett
  • So the French bought her for a hulk and left her where she was.
  • Extract from : « All Afloat » by William Wood

Synonyms for hulk

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