hulk

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large abandoned ship, wreck, or shell

   The old hulk rested half sunk beside the quay.

2. 2
   noun

   a very large, heavy person or thing

   A dark hulk blocked the doorway.

3. 3
   verb

   to loom large and heavy

   The warehouse hulked over the narrow street.

From Middle English hulk, hulke, reinforced by Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hulk ("large ship"), with older Germanic connections to hollow or bulky forms.

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