Meaning & Definition of Bulk in English

1. The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts

• The main part

• "The majority of his customers prefer it"

• "The bulk of the work is finished"

2. The property of something that is great in magnitude

• "It is cheaper to buy it in bulk"

• "He received a mass of correspondence"

• "The volume of exports"

3. The property possessed by a large mass

1. Stick out or up

• "The parcel bulked in the sack"

2. Cause to bulge or swell outwards