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

Origin: 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

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
  1. A narrow bed built like a shelf into or against a wall, as in a ship's cabin.
  2. A bunk bed.
  3. A place for sleeping.
verb bunked, bunk·ing, bunks
verb, intransitive
  1. a. To sleep in a bunk or bed.
    b. To stay the night; sleep: bunk over at a friend's house.
  2. To go to bed: bunked down early.
verb, transitive
To provide with sleeping quarters.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps short for bunker

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noun
Empty talk; nonsense.

Origin:

Origin: Short for bunkum

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