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# bulk

«bulk» in Mova's school dictionary: **most of it: «the bulk of the work»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (bulk, uncountable; the bulk of); verb (bulk up, bulks, bulked, bulking); adjective (bulk buying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The bulk of something is most of it: «the bulk of the work». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#m1)

2) Bulk is the large size or weight of something: «the elephant's huge bulk». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#m2)

3) In bulk means in large amounts, usually for a cheaper price each: «buy rice in bulk». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#m3)

4) To bulk up is to get bigger, often by gaining muscle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and shopping, buying in bulk usually means a lower price per item, so pupils compare unit prices. In stories «bulk» describes a large heavy body or object. In science «bulk» can mean the main mass of something. Phrases: the bulk of, in bulk, bulk buy, bulk up.

### examples

- The bulk of the class finished early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#x1)
- We buy toilet paper in bulk because it's cheaper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#x2)
- The bear's great bulk blocked the path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#x3)
- He's trying to bulk up for rugby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#x4)
- The bulk of the money went on the new library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#x5)
- A bulk pack of 24 pencils costs less per pencil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#x6)
- The great bulk of them are not the immediate work of Æsop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/#x7)

### note

«The bulk of» = most of, more than half. In maths: bulk buying a pack of 10 for 4 pounds makes each one cost 40p. Adjective «bulky» means big and awkward to carry.

### In the corpora

- [Anyone offered something to «bulk up» should say no and tell an adult.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported/16/)
- [Bulk buying only saves money on things that last and get used, like rice and pasta, not on food that goes off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget/9/)
- [Shops buy goods in large amounts from wholesalers, firms that sell in bulk to shops, and sell them at a higher price.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/95-money-shops-work-town/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bulk» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulk/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.