bunk
1a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
Informal. any bed.
a cabin used for sleeping quarters, as in a summer camp; bunkhouse.
a trough for feeding cattle.
Informal. to occupy a bunk or any sleeping quarters: Joe and Bill bunked together at camp.
to provide with a place to sleep.
Origin of bunk
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Other definitions for bunk (3 of 4)
Chiefly New York City. to bump.
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3Other definitions for bunk (4 of 4)
to absent oneself from (school, work, etc.): to bunk a history class.
to run off or away; flee: When they heard the distant police sirens, they dropped the bag of jewelry and silver and bunked.
Origin of bunk
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British Dictionary definitions for bunk (1 of 3)
/ (bʌŋk) /
(intr often foll by down) to prepare to sleep: he bunked down on the floor
(intr) to occupy a bunk or bed
(tr) to provide with a bunk or bed
Origin of bunk
1British Dictionary definitions for bunk (2 of 3)
/ (bʌŋk) /
informal short for bunkum (def. 1)
British Dictionary definitions for bunk (3 of 3)
/ (bʌŋk) British slang /
a hurried departure, usually under suspicious circumstances (esp in the phrase do a bunk)
(usually foll by off) to play truant from (school, work, etc)
Origin of bunk
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