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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Consumers can still find high-yield savings accounts with rates up to 4.86%, according to NerdWallet — a prime opportunity to bulk up their emergency funds.
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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Now age 61, Bezos has changed physically too, Baron and others note, having bulked up to the physique of a bodybuilder.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Migratory sandhill cranes spend winters in warm places like Mexico and Texas and then make their way as far north as Alaska, stopping off along the way to bulk up at grain and cornfields.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The 49ers haven’t shied away from big-time trades, and bulking up on defensive linemen certainly is a strategy that worked for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles this past season.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Now age 61, Bezos has changed physically too, Baron and others note, having bulked up to the physique of a bodybuilder.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Migratory sandhill cranes spend winters in warm places like Mexico and Texas and then make their way as far north as Alaska, stopping off along the way to bulk up at grain and cornfields.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The 49ers haven’t shied away from big-time trades, and bulking up on defensive linemen certainly is a strategy that worked for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles this past season.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Bulk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk%20up. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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