hulk vs malt

hulk

verb
  • To temporarily house (goods, people, etc.) in such a hulk. 

  • To be a hulk, that is, a large, hulking, and often imposing presence. 

  • Of a (large) person: to act or move slowly and clumsily. 

  • To remove the entrails of; to disembowel. 

  • To reduce (a ship) to a non-functional hulk. 

  • To move (a large, hulking body). 

noun
  • A large structure with a dominating presence. 

  • An excessively muscled person. 

  • A big (and possibly clumsy) person. 

  • A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage. 

malt

verb
  • To become malt. 

  • To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain. 

noun
  • A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor. 

  • Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. 

  • Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. 

  • Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain. 

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