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Collocations for bulk - noun

1. large size

ADJ.

considerable, formidable, huge, massive, sheer
I was amazed by the sheer bulk of the creature.
dark, looming, solid

VERB + BULK

ease, heave, shift (used about people)
He heaved his considerable bulk into the chair.

2. large amount

ADJ.

great, large, overwhelming, vast

BULK + NOUN

buying, order, purchasing

PREP.

in ~
Sugar is imported in bulk from the mainland.

PHRASES

the bulk of
(= most of) The great bulk of the work has now been done.
buy in bulk
It''s usually cheaper to buy in bulk.

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