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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

¹

First recorded in 1750–60; back formation from bunker

Definition for bunk (2 of 4)

bunk²

[ buhngk ]

/ bʌŋk /

noun Informal.

humbug; nonsense.

SYNONYMS FOR bunk

baloney, rot, hogwash, applesauce, bull, hooey.

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Origin of bunk

²

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; short for bunkum

Definition for bunk (3 of 4)

bunk³

[ buhngk ]

/ bʌŋk /

verb (used with or without object)

Chiefly New York City. to bump.

Origin of bunk

³

Perhaps expressive alteration of bump

Definition for bunk (4 of 4)

bunk⁴

[ buhngk ]

/ bʌŋk /

British Slang.

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

⁴

First recorded in 1865–70; perhaps special use of bunk¹

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Example sentences from the Web for bunk

Automatically 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 Post
I’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
The bunk rooms are sanctuaries where silence is observed with monastic intensity.
How a Nuclear Submarine Officer Learned to Live in Tight Quarters - Issue 94: Evolving|Steve Weiner|December 30, 2020|Nautilus
The pain brought me back to reality, and I started planning costume production, training rosters, bunking.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow

Now, what do you say to making the best of things and bunking out here until morning?
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour
Not that I blame you for bunking,—Stuart smiled—the strain was intolerable.
Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern
Other officers are requested not to escape, and will be surely shot in bunking.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley
Matt was reduced to the ignominy of returning to the hotel and bunking there.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil

British Dictionary definitions for bunk (1 of 3)

bunk¹

/ (bʌŋk) /

noun

a narrow shelflike bed fixed along a wall

short for bunk bed

informal any place where one sleeps

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)

bunk²

/ (bʌŋk) /

noun

informal short for bunkum (def. 1)

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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