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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In the wake of the prolonged downturn in the property market, Chinese households have bulked up their deposit savings—on the order of nearly seven percentage points of GDP compared to the their average levels in the 2010s.
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Jan Mischke, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The 6-3 Sadiq came to Eugene two years ago at 220 pounds, but bulked up to 245.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, insoluble fiber bulks up your stool and keeps you regular, Schiff says.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
Large white sharks, which can reach nearly 21 feet in length, migrate from offshore in the Pacific to the coast in October to bulk up on seals and sea lions, typically remaining through January.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Jan Mischke, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The 6-3 Sadiq came to Eugene two years ago at 220 pounds, but bulked up to 245.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, insoluble fiber bulks up your stool and keeps you regular, Schiff says.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
Large white sharks, which can reach nearly 21 feet in length, migrate from offshore in the Pacific to the coast in October to bulk up on seals and sea lions, typically remaining through January.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.
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