Definition of: hulk

(hulk) noun
1. The body of a ship or decked vessel, especially of an old, unseaworthy vessel, or of one wrecked.
2. An old ship used for a prison or for purposes other than seagoing.
3. Any bulky or unwieldy object or person.
4. A heavy, clumsy ship.
—v.i.
1. To rise or loom bulkily: usually with up.
2. Brit. Dial. To lounge or slouch in a lazy, clumsy manner. [OE hulc ship, prob. <Med. L hulcus <Gk. holkas towed vessel <hēlkein drag]