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Synonyms
hulk (hŭlk)

[Middle English, from Old English hulc, from Medieval Latin hulcus, probably from Greek holkas, ship that is towed, merchant ship, from holkos, machine for hauling ships, from helkein, to pull.]

noun 

  1. Nautical
    1. A heavy, unwieldy ship.
    2. The hull of an old, unseaworthy, or wrecked ship.
    3. An old or unseaworthy ship used as a prison or warehouse. Often used in the plural.
  2. One, such as a person or object, that is bulky, clumsy, or unwieldy.
  3. A wrecked or abandoned shell of a usually large object, such as a building or vehicle.

intransitive verb: hulked, hulk·ing, hulks. 

  1. To appear as a massive or towering form; loom: The big truck hulked out of the fog.
  2. To move clumsily.