1. [n]  a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
2. [n]  a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
3. [v]  appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"

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1. \Hulk\, n. [OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift
   ship; akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho;
   perh. fr. LL. holcas, Gr. ?, prop., a ship which is towed,
   fr. ? to draw, drag, tow. Cf. {Wolf}, {Holcad}.]
   1. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the
      body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service. ``Some
      well-timbered hulk.'' --Spenser.
   2. A heavy ship of clumsy build. --Skeat.
   3. Anything bulky or unwieldly. --Shak.
   {Shear hulk}, an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or
      take out the masts of a ship.
   {The hulks}, old or dismasted ships, formerly used as
      prisons. [Eng.] --Dickens.
   

2. \Hulk\, v. t. [Cf. MLG. holken to hollow out, Sw.
   h[*a]lka.]
   To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a
   hare. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.