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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At the time, Spotify was spending heavily to bulk up its podcast content and technology capabilities, and the company also entered into exclusive deals with several top podcasters.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 June 2025
In Europe, nations scramble to bulk up on arms in hopes of defending Ukraine, or perhaps themselves.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Loveland split his time between the slot and inline during his time at Michigan but could bulk up to become a more impactful blocker.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Her father soon bulked up the curriculum with literature, mythology, music, philosophy, history, French, Italian, and Greek.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 June 2025
In Europe, nations scramble to bulk up on arms in hopes of defending Ukraine, or perhaps themselves.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Loveland split his time between the slot and inline during his time at Michigan but could bulk up to become a more impactful blocker.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Her father soon bulked up the curriculum with literature, mythology, music, philosophy, history, French, Italian, and Greek.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 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 28 Jun. 2025.
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