<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The body of an old or dismantled ship.</li><li>A ship specially built to serve as a storehouse, prison, etc., and not for sea service.</li><li>A clumsy-looking or unwieldy ship or boat.</li><li>A bulky or unwieldy person, object, or mass.</li><li>The shell of a wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned vehicle, building, or the like.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To loom in bulky form; appear as a large, massive bulk (often followed by up): The bus hulked up suddenly over the crest of the hill.</li><li>British Dialect: to lounge, slouch, or move in a heavy, loutish manner.</li></ul>