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Keywords: unfit, masts, ship, prison, sheer

The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.

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A heavy ship of clumsy build.

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Large, short, tub-shaped merchant ship.

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An old ship used as a prison. Large, redundant old battle ships without their masts were used as floating prisons for captives who were sentenced to be transported to British overseas penal colonies. Hulks were moored along the River Thames at Chatham, Deptford, Woolwich and Sheerness, usually near dockyards or arsenals so that prisoners could be used there as labourers.

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A ship without masts or rigging; also a vessel to remove masts into or out of ships by means of sheers, from whence they are called sheer hulks.

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Generally, an unrigged hull condemned as unfit for the risks of the sea and used as a floating depot or crane platform in a harbor or roadstead.

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a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned

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a sailing ship, no longer fit to go to sea, which was stripped of its masts and used as a floating prison

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A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Although sometimes used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, it most often refers to an old ship that has had its rigging and/or internal equipment removed, retaining only its flotational qualities.

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Keywords: lee, incredible, connelly, nolte, bana

The Hulk (Dr. Robert Bruce Banner), sometimes referred to as The Incredible Hulk, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Hulk first appeared in Incredible Hulk # 1 (May 1962).

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Hulk (2003) is a movie based on the comic book series The Incredible Hulk published by Marvel Comics. It was directed by Ang Lee and stars Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, and Nick Nolte. The plot of the film deviates from the Hulk origin variations presented in the comic books.

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Hulk is a video game that is based on the 2003 movie of the same name. It was developed by Radical Entertainment.

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Keywords: disembowel, entrails, hare, take

To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare.

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Keywords: unwieldly, bulky, anything

Anything bulky or unwieldly.

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Keywords: canyon, fountain, predominates, sculpture, huge

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

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appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"

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