bulk up

ganar masa muscular

Desarrollar un cuerpo más grande y musculoso mediante pesas y una mayor alimentación.

En inglés sencillo: To make your body and muscles bigger by lifting weights and eating more.

• He wants to bulk up.
• She bulked up during months of weight training.
• Are you eating enough protein to bulk up?

Cómo se usa: bulk up by doing something (He bulked up by lifting weights and eating more.)

Sinónimos: build muscle

Antónimos: slim down

Expresiones frecuentes: bulk up fast, bulk up with weights

ganar peso, engordar

Volverse más pesado o más grande.

En inglés sencillo: To become heavier or bigger.

• The young bear began to bulk up.
• He bulked up after eating more each day.
• The animals need to bulk up before winter.

Sinónimos: gain weight, put on weight

Antónimos: slim down

Expresiones frecuentes: bulk up gradually, bulk up for winter

aumentar el volumen de, hacer más pesado

Añadir material a algo para hacerlo más grande o pesado.

En inglés sencillo: To make something heavier or larger by adding more material.

• Beans bulk up the meal.
• She bulked the soup up with potatoes.
• We used extra padding to bulk up the costume.

Cómo se usa: bulk something up with something (You can bulk the mixture up with oats.)

Sinónimos: make heavier, enlarge

Expresiones frecuentes: bulk up something, bulk up a meal, bulk up soup