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bunk¹ Definition

bunk (buŋk)

noun

  1. a shelflike bed or berth built into or against a wall, as in a ship
  2. Informal any sleeping place; esp., a narrow cot

Etymology: prob. < Scand cognate of bench

intransitive verb

  1. to sleep in a bunk
  2. 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
bunk Synonyms

bunk

n.

  1. A bed

    bunk bed, berth, cot, pallet; see bed 1.

  2. *Empty or insincere talk

    rubbish, rot, bunkum*, hogwash*; see nonsense 1.

bunk Usage Examples

Object

  • bed: Is this what we can eventually expect at Colney - beds in corridors, or even bunk beds perhaps?

Adjective modifier

  • alpine: Non members £ 6.00 per night FACILITIES: Sleeping accommodation consists of communal alpine style bunks on two levels.
  • triple: The dormitory is divided into two rooms each containing two triple metal bunks.
  • twin: Two of the bedrooms sleep four on twin bunks.
  • upper: The 3ft width upper bunk is recessed over the 4ft width lower bed, ... .
  • versatile: Featuring quality posts and a sturdy ladder this versatile bunk has beautifully turned posts and spindles finished in quality pine to produce a.. .
  • top: Note: Sleeping in the top bunk is not suitable for children under 6 years old.

Modifies a noun

  • bed: Stable Cottage has 3 ' bunk beds in the bedroom.
  • bedroom: A bunk bedroom is to be found off the lounge.
  • barn: Accommodation for the nights of Friday 28th and Saturday 29th has been secured in a bunk barn on-site.
  • room: The rooms are in bunk rooms of either two or four.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • off: More Observer talk General Observer chat Virus writers Term time holidays - bargain hunting or bunking off?

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: I have gone back to these pages thinking about the huge numbers who bunk off school in these rich islands called Great Britain.

Preposition: in

  • cabin: Also suits larger party by fitting top bunks in middle cabin, to make four single beds.

Noun used with modifier

  • pine: This shorter part of the L is made up of a pine bunk bed frame, which has given me a second floor!
  • sleeper: Bedroom 2: A large bedroom with triple sleeper bunk bed; double bed on bottom, single on top.
  • tier: They slept on three tier bunks, in very cramped conditions.
  • adult: Bedroom 3: At the side, adult bunk bed with bedside cabinet.
  • size: There are 2 full size bunk beds on the ground floor.
  • metal: The resident slept in a sleeping bag on a metal frame bunk bed.
bunk Quotes

The captain is in his bunk, drinking bottled ditch-water; and the crew isgambling in the forecastle. She will strike and sink and split. Do you think the laws of God will be suspended in favour of England because you were born in it?

—Shaw, George Bernard

   Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: if you are sick, you shouldn't take it.

—Ford, Henry

   History is more or less bunk. It's tradition.

—Ford, Henry

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