A large, heavy, and clumsy person or thing. The old ship was nothing more than a rusting hulk in the harbor.
A large, disused ship, often stripped of fittings and permanently moored, used as a storage or prison. The prisoners were kept on a hulk anchored in the bay.
A wrecked or abandoned ship. Divers explored the hulk of the sunken vessel.
The shell, framework, or remains of a wrecked or abandoned structure, vehicle, or object other than a ship. The hulk of the abandoned factory loomed over the riverbank.