bunk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long trough for feeding cattle
    feed bunk.
  2. noun a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
    built in bed; berth.
  3. noun a rough bed (as at a campsite)
  4. noun unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
    hogwash; buncombe; guff; bunkum; rot.
  5. noun a message that seems to convey no meaning
    hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality.
  6. noun beds built one above the other
    bunk bed.
  7. verb avoid paying
    beat.
    • beat the subway fare
  8. verb provide with a bunk
    • We bunked the children upstairs
  9. verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
    lam; run; head for the hills; hightail it; run away; take to the woods; scarper; escape; fly the coop; break away; scat; turn tail.
    • If you see this man, run!
    • The burglars escaped before the police showed up

WordNet


Bunk noun
Etymology
Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf. Bunch.
Definitions
  1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. U.S.
  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. Local, U.S.
Bunk intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Bunked present participle & verbal noun Bunking
Definitions
  1. To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. Colloq. U.S. Bartlett.

Webster 1913