bulk up

verb

bulked up; bulking up; bulks up

intransitive verb

: to gain weight especially by becoming more muscular

transitive verb

: 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
Recent Examples on the Web And random people on the Internet are already posting fitness videos to help fans bulk up like Qimir. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024 Some of those objectives include bulking up infrastructure for textile recycling and reuse; bringing some textile production back into the U.S.; creating policies that would mandate apparel industry players to decrease their resource consumption and more. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2024 Meanwhile, franchises are also bulking up the number of Farm Rio retail points, with Mykonos, Greece, and the reopening of its Bodrum, Turkey, door. Lily Templeton, WWD, 25 June 2024 The indie studio has been bulking up its talent roster over the past couple of months, signing overall/first-look deals with Gail Berman, Jessi Klein, Third Rail, Steve Lightfoot and Judalina Neira. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bulk up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of bulk up was in 1979

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“Bulk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk%20up. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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