to embed, as in a substance: bedding the flagstones in concrete.
31.
to take or accompany to bed for purposes of sexual intercourse.
–verb (used without object)
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to have sleeping accommodations: He says we can bed there for the night.
33.
Geology. to form a compact layer or stratum.
34.
(of a metal structural part) to lie flat or close against another part.
35.
Archaic. to go to bed.
—Verb phrase
36.
bed down,
a.
to make a bed for (a person, animal, etc.).
b.
to retire to bed: They put out the fire and decided to bed down for the night.
—Idioms
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get up on the wrong side of the bed, to be irritable or bad-tempered from the start of a day: Never try to reason with him when he's gotten up on the wrong side of the bed.
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go to bed,
a.
to retire, esp. for the night.
b.
to engage in sexual relations.
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go to bed with, to have sexual intercourse with.
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in bed,
a.
beneath the covers of a bed.
b.
engaged in sexual intercourse.
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jump or get into bed with, to form a close, often temporary, alliance, usually with an unlikely ally: Industry was charged with jumping into bed with labor on the issue.
42.
make a bed, to fit a bed with sheets and blankets.
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make one's bed, to be responsible for one's own actions and their results: You've made your bed—now lie in it.
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put to bed,
a.
to help (a child, invalid, etc.) go to bed.
b.
Printing. to lock up (forms) in a press in preparation for printing.
c.
to work on the preparation of (an edition of a newspaper, periodical, etc.) up to the time of going to press.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; OE bedd; c. OFris, D bed, OS bed(de), OHG betti (G Bett), Goth badi < Gmc *badjan (neut.); akin to L fodere to dig, OCS bodǫ, Lith bedù I pierce, Welsh bedd a grave; presumably a bed was dug out in the ground]
O.E. bed "bed," from P.Gmc. *badjam "sleeping place dug in the ground" (cf. M.Du. bedde, O.H.G. betti, Ger. bett, Goth. badi), from PIE base *bhedh- "to dig, pierce," cf. Hittite beda- "to pierce, prick," Gk. bothyros "pit," L. fossa "ditch," Lith. bedre "to dig," Bret. bez "grave." Both "sleeping" and "gardening" senses are in O.E. Meaning "bottom of a lake, sea, watercourse" is from 1586. The verb meaning "to sleep with" is c.1315. Bedridden is O.E. bedreda, from rida "rider," with -en due to analogy of pp. adjectives. Bedstead (1440) is strictly "the place occupied by a bed." Bedroom (1616) replaced M.E. bedchamber. First record of slang bedroom eyes is 1940s. Bed-bug is from 1809.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
2.
a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"
3.
a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
4.
(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"
5.
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: seam]
6.
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" [syn: layer]
7.
the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
8.
a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"
verb
1.
furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
2.
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
3.
put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
4.
have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together]
5.
prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [ant: arise]
A layer of sediments or rock, such as coal, that extends under a large area and has a distinct set of characteristics that distinguish it from other layers below and above it.
The bottom of a body of water, such as a lake, stream, or ocean.
Main Entry: bed Pronunciation: 'bed Function: noun 1 a: a piece of furniture on or in which one may lie and sleep —see HOSPITAL BEDb: the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient 2: a layer of specialized or altered tissue especially when separating dissimilar structures <a bed of vigorous granulation tissue is essential for a satisfactory skin graft>
—see NAIL BED, VASCULAR BED
Bed\, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b["a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.]1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs. And made for him [a horse] a leafy bed. --Byron. I wash, wring, brew, bake, . . . make the beds. --Shak. In bed he slept not for my urging it. --Shak. 2. (Used as the symbol of matrimony) Marriage. George, the eldest son of his second bed. --Clarendon. 3. A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a little raised above the adjoining ground. "Beds of hyacinth and roses." --Milton. 4. A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; as, a bed of ashes or coals. 5. The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; as, the bed of a river. So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed. --Milton. 6. (Geol.) A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between layers; as, a bed of coal, iron, etc. 7. (Gun.) See Gun carriage, and Mortar bed. 8. (Masonry) (a) The horizontal surface of a building stone; as, the upper and lower beds. (b) A course of stone or brick in a wall. (c) The place or material in which a block or brick is laid. (d) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. --Knight. 9. (Mech.) The foundation or the more solid and fixed part or framing of a machine; or a part on which something is laid or supported; as, the bed of an engine. 10. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad. 11. (Printing) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid. Note: Bed is much used adjectively or in combination; as, bed key or bedkey; bed wrench or bedwrench; bedchamber; bedmaker, etc. Bed of justice (French Hist.), the throne (F. lit bed) occupied by the king when sitting in one of his parliaments (judicial courts); hence, a session of a refractory parliament, at which the king was present for the purpose of causing his decrees to be registered. To be brought to bed, to be delivered of a child; -- often followed by of; as, to be brought to bed of a son. To make a bed, to prepare a bed; to arrange or put in order a bed and its bedding. From bed and board (Law), a phrase applied to a separation by partial divorce of man and wife, without dissolving the bonds of matrimony. If such a divorce (now commonly called a judicial separation) be granted at the instance of the wife, she may have alimony.
Bed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedding.]1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with. I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her. --Shak. 3. To furnish with a bed or bedding. 4. To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold. 5. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish with or place upon a bed or foundation; as, to bed a stone; it was bedded on a rock. Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of still water are bedded. --Wordsworth. 6. (Masonry) To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as to serve as a bed. 7. To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position. "Bedded hair." --Shak.
(Heb. mittah), for rest at night (Ex. 8:3; 1 Sam. 19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Gen. 47:31; 48:2; 49:33, etc.); as a sofa for rest (1 Sam. 28:23; Amos 3:12). Another Hebrew word (er'es) so rendered denotes a canopied bed, or a bed with curtains (Deut. 3:11; Ps. 132:3), for sickness (Ps. 6:6; 41:3). In the New Testament it denotes sometimes a litter with a coverlet (Matt. 9:2, 6; Luke 5:18; Acts 5:15). The Jewish bedstead was frequently merely the divan or platform along the sides of the house, sometimes a very slight portable frame, sometimes only a mat or one or more quilts. The only material for bed-clothes is mentioned in 1 Sam. 19:13. Sleeping in the open air was not uncommon, the sleeper wrapping himself in his outer garment (Ex. 22:26,27; Deut. 24:12,13).
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