(1):

(v. i.) To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.

(2):

(n.) The body.

(3):

(n.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.

(4):

(v.) A projecting part of a building.

(5):

(n.) The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.

(6):

(n.) Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.