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(buŋk)

noun

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

Origin: prob. < Scand cognate of bench

intransitive verb

to sleep in a bunk
Informal to use a makeshift sleeping place

transitive verb

to provide a sleeping place for

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noun

Slang bunkum

intransitive verb

to leave in haste; flee

noun

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

See bunk in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A narrow bed built like a shelf into or against a wall, as in a ship's cabin.
A bunk bed.
A place for sleeping.

verb bunked, bunk·ing, bunks

verb, intransitive

a. To sleep in a bunk or bed.
b. To stay the night; sleep: bunk over at a friend's house.
To go to bed: bunked down early.

verb, transitive

To provide with sleeping quarters.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps short for bunker

noun

Empty talk; nonsense.

Origin:

Origin: Short for bunkum

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