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bunk1 definition

bunk (buŋk)

noun

  1. a shelflike bed or berth built into or against a wall, as in a ship
  2. Informal any sleeping place; esp., a narrow cot

Etymology: prob. < Scand cognate of bench

intransitive verb

  1. to sleep in a bunk
  2. Informal to use a makeshift sleeping place

transitive verb

to provide a sleeping place for
bunk2 definition

☆ bunk (buŋk)

noun

Slang bunkum
bunk3 definition

bunk (buŋk)

intransitive verb

to leave in haste; flee

noun

a hasty departure, as to evade detection: chiefly in the phrase do a bunk

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