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bunk
1[ buhngk ]
/ bʌŋk /
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noun
a 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.
verb (used without object)
Informal. to occupy a bunk or any sleeping quarters: Joe and Bill bunked together at camp.
verb (used with object)
to provide with a place to sleep.
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Origin of bunk
1First recorded in 1750–60; back formation from bunker
Words nearby bunk
bungstarter, bungwall, Bunin, bunion, bunionette, bunk, bunk bed, bunker, bunkerage, Bunker, Archie, bunker buster
Other definitions for bunk (2 of 4)
OTHER WORDS FOR bunk
Origin of bunk
2An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; short for bunkum
Other definitions for bunk (3 of 4)
Origin of bunk
3Perhaps expressive alteration of bump
Other definitions for bunk (4 of 4)
bunk4
[ buhngk ]
/ bʌŋk /
verb (used with object)
to absent oneself from (school, work, etc.): to bunk a history class.
verb (used without object)
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
4First recorded in 1865–70; perhaps special use of bunk1
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British Dictionary definitions for bunk (1 of 3)
bunk1
/ (bʌŋk) /
noun
verb
(intr often foll by down) to prepare to sleephe bunked down on the floor
(intr) to occupy a bunk or bed
(tr) to provide with a bunk or bed
Word Origin for bunk
C19: probably short for bunker
British Dictionary definitions for bunk (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for bunk (3 of 3)
bunk3
/ (bʌŋk) British slang /
noun
a hurried departure, usually under suspicious circumstances (esp in the phrase do a bunk)
verb
(usually foll by off) to play truant from (school, work, etc)
Word Origin for bunk
C19: perhaps from bunk 1 (in the sense: to occupy a bunk, hence a hurried departure, as on a ship)
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