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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Her father soon bulked up the curriculum with literature, mythology, music, philosophy, history, French, Italian, and Greek.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Rather than compromising on performance or bulking up the device, Apple’s solution appears to be software-based: reduce unnecessary power drain.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Feel free to multiply the quantity of ingredients as needed or bulk up and make a large batch.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 12 May 2025
Candidate and city Comptroller Brad Lander has proposed bulking up the city’s general reserve by at least $1 billion to protect from any cuts.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Rather than compromising on performance or bulking up the device, Apple’s solution appears to be software-based: reduce unnecessary power drain.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Feel free to multiply the quantity of ingredients as needed or bulk up and make a large batch.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 12 May 2025
Candidate and city Comptroller Brad Lander has proposed bulking up the city’s general reserve by at least $1 billion to protect from any cuts.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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