BUNK

berth, bunk, built in bed

(noun) a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

bunk

(noun) a rough bed (as at a campsite)

bunk, feed bunk

(noun) a long trough for feeding cattle

nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum

(noun) a message that seems to convey no meaning

bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash

(noun) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

(verb) flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run; “If you see this man, run!”; “The burglars escaped before the police showed up”

bunk

(verb) provide with a bunk; “We bunked the children upstairs”

beat, bunk

(verb) avoid paying; “beat the subway fare”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

bunk (plural bunks)

One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.

(nautical) A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.

(military) A cot.

(US) A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.

(US, dialect) A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.

Verb

bunk (third-person singular simple present bunks, present participle bunking, simple past and past participle bunked)

To occupy a bunk.

To provide a bunk.

Etymology 2

Noun

bunk (uncountable)

(slang) Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense.

Adjective

bunk (not comparable)

(slang) defective, broken, not functioning properly

Synonyms

• See also nonsense

Etymology 3

19th century, of uncertain origin; perhaps from previous "to occupy a bunk" meaning, with connotations of a hurried departure, as if on a ship.

Verb

bunk (third-person singular simple present bunks, present participle bunking, simple past and past participle bunked)

(British) To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off').

(dated) To expel from a school.

Anagrams

• knub

Proper noun

Bunk (plural Bunks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bunk is the 30916^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 752 individuals. Bunk is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.

Anagrams

• knub

Source: Wiktionary

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Bunk, n. Etym: [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.]

Bunk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bunked; p. pr. & vb. n. Bunking.]

Definition: To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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