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Definition of Bunk
1. Noun. A long trough for feeding cattle.
2. Verb. Avoid paying. "Beat the subway fare"
3. Noun. A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers.
Generic synonyms: Bed
Specialized synonyms: Lower, Lower Berth, Upper, Upper Berth
Derivative terms: Berth
4. Verb. Provide with a bunk. "We bunked the children upstairs"
5. Noun. A rough bed (as at a campsite).
6. Verb. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight, Skedaddle
Derivative terms: Lam, Runaway
7. Noun. Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements).
Specialized synonyms: Bull, Bullshit, Crap, Dogshit, Horseshit, Irish Bull, Shit
Generic synonyms: Drivel, Garbage
8. Noun. A message that seems to convey no meaning.
Generic synonyms: Content, Message, Subject Matter, Substance
Specialized synonyms: Absurdity, Absurdness, Ridiculousness, Amphigory, Nonsense Verse, Balderdash, Fiddle-faddle, Piffle, Buzzword, Cant, Cobblers, Crock, Fa La, Fal La, Gibber, Gibberish, Incoherence, Incoherency, Unintelligibility, Jabberwocky, Flummery, Mummery, Empty Talk, Empty Words, Hot Air, Palaver, Rhetoric, Rigamarole, Rigmarole, Schmegegge, Shmegegge, Hooey, Poppycock, Stuff, Stuff And Nonsense, Baloney, Bilgewater, Boloney, Bosh, Drool, Humbug, Taradiddle, Tarradiddle, Tommyrot, Tosh, Twaddle
Derivative terms: Meaningless, Nonsensical
9. Noun. Beds built one above the other.
Definition of Bunk
1. n. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
2. v. i. To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in.
Definition of Bunk
1. Noun. One of a series of berths or bed placed in tiers. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. ¹
3. Noun. (military) A cot. ¹
4. Noun. (American English) A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. ¹
5. Noun. (US informal) A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers. ¹
6. Verb. to occupy a bunk ¹
7. Verb. to provide a bunk ¹
8. Noun. (slang) Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense. ¹
9. Verb. (British) To fail to attend school without permission; to play truant. (Usually as in, 'to bunk off') ¹
10. Verb. (obsolete) To expel from a school. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bunk
1. to go to bed [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Bunk
1. 1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. 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. Origin: Cf. OSw. Bunke heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf. Bunch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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