Past tense of bulk; increased in size, volume, or weight, or grouped together in large quantities.
From bulk (from Old Norse 'bulk' for cargo or heap) + -ed (past tense suffix). The verb form emerged as bulk was used to describe loading cargo in ships.
Bodybuilders use 'bulking' to describe gaining muscle weight strategically—the term comes from shipping cargo, showing how language follows commerce!
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