bunk
bunk1 definition
bunk (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
Etymology: 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
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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