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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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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How to use bunk in a sentence
I tucked him under his shark-print comforter on the top bunk of his bed, just in case sleep won out over want, and propped up an iPad in front of him.
Finally, a president that America’s children can watch | Theresa Vargas | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostI had to scoot toward the end of the bunk, reach for a handhold, and then take four steps down.
Aboard Amtrak’s Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississippi | Scott Butterworth | January 1, 2021 | Washington PostAutomatically he began to set up the lower bunk — flattening the chairs into a seamless “mattress” and then lowering the upper bunk slightly to grab bedding.
Aboard Amtrak’s Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississippi | Scott Butterworth | January 1, 2021 | Washington PostOn the return trip, I slept in the lower bunk, and indeed, it was a smoother ride.
Aboard Amtrak’s Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississippi | Scott Butterworth | January 1, 2021 | Washington PostI’d stepped into the hallway to give him the space he needed, but when I heard the sound of the upper bunk sliding back up, I realized I’d need to tell him that I had decided to spend this trip sleeping in the top bed.
Aboard Amtrak’s Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississippi | Scott Butterworth | January 1, 2021 | Washington Post
First, she says she won't come and live in a hut where five men besides myself are bunking.
West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheonThe pain brought me back to reality, and I started planning costume production, training rosters, bunking.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Cory Doctorow"There's nothing to prevent your bunking somewhere else," the owner of the animal replied, quite sharply.
The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair | James OtisHe said he didnt know where he could put eleven people, but he guessed as long as we were scouts, we wouldnt mind bunking up.
Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol | Percy Keese FitzhughNot that I blame you for bunking,—Stuart smiled—the strain was intolerable.
Twos and Threes | G. B. Stern
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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