noun

1. 1. Archaic any ship
   2. a big, unwieldy ship
2. 1. the hull of an old, dismantled ship
   2. such a ship used for storage in a port or, earlier, as a prison
   3. a deserted wreck or ruins
3. a big, clumsy person or thing

Etymology: ME < OE hulc < ML hulcus < Gr holkas, towed vessel < IE *solkos, a pull, something dragged < base *selk-, to pull > Gr hēlkein, to pull, OE sulh, a plow

intransitive verb

1. to rise bulkily: usually with up
2. Dialectal to slouch or lounge about in a heavy, clumsy manner