"Hulk" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /hʌlk/ Audio: en-us-hulk.ogg Forms: the Hulk [canonical]
Rhymes: -ʌlk Etymology: The name of a character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the Marvel Comics Universe, it has since entered the everyday English lexicon. The name itself is most likely derived from the word hulk (“large person or thing”), which predates the character. See the Wikipedia link at the bottom. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Hulk}} the Hulk
  1. A fictional Marvel Comics character who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry. Categories (topical): American fiction, Fictional characters, Marvel Comics, People Translations (fictional character): Χαλκ (english: Chalk) [masculine] (Greek), Hulk [masculine] (Portuguese), Hulk [masculine] (Spanish), Hulken [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Hulk-en-name-wDZbuOv6 Disambiguation of American fiction: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of Marvel Comics: 55 42 4 Disambiguation of People: 40 19 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 53 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 54 2

Noun

IPA: /hʌlk/ Audio: en-us-hulk.ogg Forms: Hulks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌlk Etymology: The name of a character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the Marvel Comics Universe, it has since entered the everyday English lexicon. The name itself is most likely derived from the word hulk (“large person or thing”), which predates the character. See the Wikipedia link at the bottom. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hulk (plural Hulks)
  1. A person resembling, especially physically, the Hulk in the Marvel Comics Universe. Categories (topical): American fiction, Fictional characters, People Derived forms: hulk off, hulk out Related terms: Incredible Hulk
    Sense id: en-Hulk-en-noun-Z9tksItN Disambiguation of American fiction: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of People: 40 19 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 53 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 66 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 54 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 56 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 37 61 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 57 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 63 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 40 53 8
  2. (by extension) A strongman. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Hulk-en-noun-3nLiTqXy Disambiguation of People: 40 19 41

Inflected forms

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