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Meaning of BUNK

Pronunciation:  bungk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
  2. [n]  a rough bed (as at a campsite)
  3. [n]  a long trough for feeding cattle
  4. [n]  beds built one above the other
  5. [n]  unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements); "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
  6. [v]  escape or flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"
  7. [v]  provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"
 
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 Synonyms: berth, break away, built in bed, bull, bullshit, buncombe, bunk bed, bunkum, crap, dogshit, feed bunk, guff, hogwash, horseshit, Irish bull, lam, rot, run, run away, scarper, shit, turn tail
 
 See Also: bed, bed, drivel, go away, go forth, leave, lower, lower berth, manger, skedaddle, trough, upper, upper berth

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Bunk\, n. [Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring, flooring.
    Cf. {Bunch}.]
    1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the
       daytime and for a bed at night. [U.S.]
    2. One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers.
    3. A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain
       the end of heavy timbers. [Local, U.S.]
    
  2. \Bunk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Bunking}.]
    To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.]
    --Bartlett.
    
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
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