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outbulk

outbulk verb: to exceed in bulk.

Verb

outbulk (third-person singular simple present outbulks, present participle outbulking, simple past and past participle outbulked)

  1. (transitive) To exceed in bulk.
    • In places the intrusions, indeed, outbulk the rocks among which they have been thrust.1890, The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
    • Silicic rocks outbulk mafic ones at exposed levels in the plutonic complexes, but relative proportions vary widely among them. Silicic and mafic liquids were present simultaneously in each complex, and intermediate rocks are uncommon.1964, Geological Survey Professional Paper

Forms of outbulk

third-person singular presentoutbulks
present participleoutbulking
past participleoutbulked
pastoutbulked

Origin of outbulk

From out- + bulk.

Questions about outbulk

What does outbulk mean?
Outbulk means to exceed in bulk.
What part of speech is outbulk?
Outbulk is a verb.
What is the past tense of outbulk?
The past tense of outbulk is outbulked.

Words near outbulk in the dictionary

  1. outbuilt
  2. outbulge
  3. outbulged
  4. outbulges
  5. outbulging
  6. outbulk
  7. outbulked
  8. outbulking
  9. outbulks
  10. outbullied
  11. outbullies

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