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bulk up en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌbʌlk ˈʌp/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To gain weight.
  2. (transitive) To increase the weight of.
  3. To train the body with a high-calorie diet and intense weightlifting in order to increase the overall mass of the body, especially the muscles.
    • A review of studies done on runners and strength training showed generally positive impacts and no negative consequences. You won’t hulk out or bulk up just fine-tune some lean muscle in ways that running alone can’t do. 2017 January 9, Molly Hurford, “Cross-Training Workouts Every Runner Should Try”, in MapMyRun, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2017:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bulking up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bulked up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bulked up Tense=Past lexicographic
bulks up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

hulk out (increase muscle mass)

Translations (4)

pl napakować się (to gain weight) · pl napakowywać się (to gain weight) · es abultarse (to gain weight) · ru набира́ть вес (to gain weight)