bulking out
Expanding with extras
Bulking out means adding material to increase volume or size, often implying that what's added is of lesser quality or substance than the original.
A writer might bulk out an essay with filler to meet a word count: The article was bulked out with unnecessary quotations.
Food manufacturers bulk out products with cheaper ingredients.
The phrase suggests padding rather than genuine expansion.
- muscle buildingDeveloping physical strength
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- body compositionBodily tissue proportions
fortification · narrative depth · layering · inflation · elaboration · filler · amplification · weightlifting · exaggeration · fitness goals · thickening · beefing up · padding · enrichment · strength training · aeration · extending · substantiating
bulking outslimming down
Reducing body weight
reducing · shrinking · contracting · compressing · paring down
bulking outcutting
Dividing via sharp edge
slimming down · shredding · losing weight · dieting · toning
bulking outcondensing
Reducing in volume
trimming · cutting · paring down · streamlining · pruning
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