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
1Other definitions for bunk (2 of 4)
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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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How to use bunk in a sentence
We scrambled for the prime spots… bottom bunks on the wall, just close enough to the gale-forced air-conditioning ducts.
How I’ll End the War: The Trip Over to Afghanistan | Nick Willard | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCrammed inside, there are only eight bunks, forcing the men to take turns sleeping.
Al Jazeera Journo Abdullah El-Shamy Goes On Hunger Strike In Egyptian Jail | Jonathan Krohn | March 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEach one houses around 100 women who sleep in bunks in a large, open barrack, with anywhere from 15 to 40 women to a room.
Tent City is encircled by razor wire and consists of dozens of open-air tents crammed with double bunks.
There were no bunks in this carriage whereon passengers could lie with any degree of safety or comfort.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma Gandhi
They scorned the idea of making bunks, as smacking too much of civilization, and at night slept on boughs covered with blankets.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithBob sprang quickly from his seat on one of the bunks, and he and Tom stood confronting Harvey.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithAlong the two ends were ranged tiers of bunks, three at either end, making just enough for them.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithThere were two roughly made chairs, which, with the bunks, provided sufficient seats for all.
The Rival Campers Afloat | Ruel Perley Smith
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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