Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

bunk

 - 6 dictionary results
Bunk Sale
Huge Selection of Bunk & Loft Beds. Low Prices 30% off & Fast Shipping!
www.SimplyBunkBeds.com
Home Decorators Furniture
Browse Stylish Furniture To Enhance Your Décor. Low Price Guaranteed!
www.HomeDecorators.com/Furniture
Beautiful Iron Beds
"La Collezione Romantica" designed in Italy Beds, Headboards, Canopies
www.Claudio-Rayes.com

bunk

1  [buhngk]
Use bunk in a Sentence
–noun
1. a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
2. Informal. any bed.
3. a cabin used for sleeping quarters, as in a summer camp; bunkhouse.
4. a trough for feeding cattle.
–verb (used without object)
5. Informal. to occupy a bunk or any sleeping quarters: Joe and Bill bunked together at camp.
–verb (used with object)
6. to provide with a place to sleep.
Origin:
1750–60; back formation from bunker
Bunk Sale
Huge Selection of Bunk & Loft Beds. Low Prices 30% off & Fast Shipping!
www.SimplyBunkBeds.com
Home Decorators Furniture
Browse Stylish Furniture To Enhance Your Décor. Low Price Guaranteed!
www.HomeDecorators.com/Furniture

bunk

2  [buhngk]
–noun Informal.
humbug; nonsense.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; short for bunkum

Synonyms:
baloney, rot, hogwash, applesauce, bull, hooey.

bunk

3  [buhngk]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
to bump.
Origin:
perh. expressive alter. of bump

bunk

4  [buhngk] British Slang.
–verb (used with object)
1. to absent oneself from: to bunk a history class.
–verb (used without object)
2. to run off or away; flee.
—Idiom
3. do a bunk, to leave hastily, esp. under suspicious circumstances; run away.
Origin:
1865–70; perh. special use of bunk 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To bunk
bunk 1   (bŭngk)   
n.  

  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.

v.   bunked, bunk·ing, bunks

v.   intr.

    1. To sleep in a bunk or bed.

    2. To stay the night; sleep: bunk over at a friend's house.

  2. To go to bed: bunked down early.

v.   tr.
To provide with sleeping quarters.

[Perhaps short for bunker.]
bunk 2   (bŭngk)   
n.  Empty talk; nonsense.

[Short for bunkum.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see bunk on Thesaurus | Reference
Beautiful Iron Beds
"La Collezione Romantica" designed in Italy Beds, Headboards, Canopies
www.Claudio-Rayes.com
The Green Point Furniture
Coffee Tables, Leather Sofas,Chairs Quality,Class,Beauty,Comfort
www.GHCfurniTure.com
Bed at Amazon
Low Prices on Bedding and Bath! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com/bedding
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way