hulk /ˈhʌlk/
笨重的船,廢船
Hulk n.
1. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service. “Some well-timbered hulk.”
2. A heavy ship of clumsy build.
3. Anything bulky or unwieldly.
Shear hulk, an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or take out the masts of a ship.
The hulks, old or dismasted ships, formerly used as prisons. [Eng.] --Dickens.
Hulk v. t. To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare. [R.]
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hulk
n 1: a very large person; impressive in size or qualities [syn: giant,
heavyweight, whale]
2: a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
v : appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge
sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows
loomed on the canyon wall" [syn: loom, tower, predominate]