bulk up
verb
bulked up; bulking up; bulks up
: to gain weight especially by becoming more muscular
: to cause to bulk up
Examples of bulk up in a Sentence
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
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Boiled eggs add flavor, bulk up the dish, and can even add extra texture and fluffiness to an otherwise-dense dish.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Hollywood has asked actors to bulk up, slim down, and go full shapeshifter for decades — but Channing Tatum is done playing along.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
See your financial planner for ideas to help bulk up your emergency fund.
—Winnie Sun, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
And some, like Dias of the CEA, worry that the Lamont administration’s hiring slowdown at state agencies could pose challenges if Connecticut needs to ramp up its work on the education front as well as bulk up staffing.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Hollywood has asked actors to bulk up, slim down, and go full shapeshifter for decades — but Channing Tatum is done playing along.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
See your financial planner for ideas to help bulk up your emergency fund.
—Winnie Sun, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
And some, like Dias of the CEA, worry that the Lamont administration’s hiring slowdown at state agencies could pose challenges if Connecticut needs to ramp up its work on the education front as well as bulk up staffing.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bulk up
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“Bulk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk%20up. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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