bunk

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: feed bunkberthbuilt in bedbunkumbuncombeguffrothogwashnonsensenonsensicalitymeaninglessnesshokum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  1. a long trough for feeding cattleSynonyms: feed bunk
  2. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiersSynonyms: berthbuilt in bed
  3. a rough bed (as at a campsite)
  4. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)Synonyms: bunkumbuncombeguffrothogwash
  5. a message that seems to convey no meaningSynonyms: nonsensenonsensicalitymeaninglessnesshokum
  6. beds built one above the otherSynonyms: bunk bed

Verb (3)

  1. avoid paying“beat the subway fare”Synonyms: beat
  2. provide with a bunk“We bunked the children upstairs”
  3. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run“If you see this man, run!”“The burglars escaped before the police showed up”Synonyms: scatrunscarperturn taillamrun awayhightail ithead for the hillstake to the woodsescapefly the coopbreak away
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bunk \Bunk\ (b[u^][ng]k), 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.] [1913 Webster]

2.One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers; as, to sleep in the top bunk. [1913 Webster]

3.A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]

4.a bed. [informal] [PJC]

Bunk \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. [1913 Webster]
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