Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
HULK
I. noun see: sulcus Date: before 12th century
1. a heavy clumsy ship, b. the body of an old ship unfit for service, a ship used as a prison, an abandoned wreck or shell (as of a building or automobile), one that is bulky or unwieldy ,
II. intransitive verb
Date: circa 1825
to move ponderously, to appear impressively large or massive ; loom