bunk
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈbəŋk 
1
a
: bunk bed
b
: a built-in bed (as on a ship) that is often one of a tier of berths
c
: a sleeping place
2
: a feeding trough for farm animals and especially cattle
bunk
2 of 4verb
bunked; bunking; bunks
intransitive verb
: to occupy a bunk or bed : stay the night
bunked with a friend for the night
transitive verb
: to provide with a bunk or bed
bunk
3 of 4noun (2)
: bunkum, nonsense
bunk
4 of 4noun (3)
British
: a hurried departure or escape —usually used in the phrase do a bunk
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- bed
- doss [chiefly British]
- hay [slang]
- kip
- lair [British dialect]
- pad
- rack
- sack
Verb
- accommodate
- bestow
- billet
- bivouac
- board
- camp
- chamber
- domicile
- encamp
- harbor
- house
- lodge
- put up
- quarter
- roof
- room
- shelter
- take in
Noun (2)
- applesauce [slang]
- balderdash
- baloney
- boloney
- beans
- bilge
- blah
- blah-blah
- blarney
- blather
- blatherskite
- blither
- bosh
- bull [slang]
- bunkum
- buncombe
- claptrap
- codswallop [British]
- crapola [slang]
- crock
- drivel
- drool
- fiddle
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddlesticks
- flannel [British]
- flapdoodle
- folderol
- falderal
- folly
- foolishness
- fudge
- garbage
- guff
- hogwash
- hokeypokey
- hokum
- hoodoo
- hooey
- horsefeathers [slang]
- humbug
- humbuggery
- jazz
- malarkey
- malarky
- moonshine
- muck
- nerts [slang]
- nonsense
- nuts
- piffle
- poppycock
- punk
- rot
- rubbish
- senselessness
- silliness
- slush
- stupidity
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tommyrot
- tosh
- trash
- trumpery
- twaddle
Noun (3)
- break
- breakout
- escape
- flight
- getaway
- lam
- rout
- slip
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Example Sentences
Verb We'll bunk here for the night. She was able to bunk with friends.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
probably short for bunker
Noun (3)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1840, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun (2)
1900, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
circa 1870, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing bunk
Kids Definition
bunk 1 of 2
noun
ˈbəŋk
1
: bunk bed
2
: a built-in bed (as on a ship or train)
3
: a sleeping place
bunk
2 of 2verb
bunked; bunking
: to stay overnight
bunks 1 of 3
noun (1)
as in beds
a place set aside for sleeping crawled into their bunks and went to sleep immediately Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- beds
- mattresses
- couches
- sofas
- sacks
- racks
- bedsteads
- pallets
- futons
- futon
- kips
- hays
- cribs
- dosses
- cots
- hammocks
- lairs
- pads
- daybeds
- bunk beds
- bassinets
- studio couches
- sofa beds
- water beds
- four-posters
- feather beds
- cradles
- sleigh beds
- trundle beds
- carry-cots
- shakedowns
- Murphy beds
bunks
2 of 3noun (2)
as in escapes
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement he waited until everyone was looking the other way, then did a bunk from the room Synonyms & Similar Words
- escapes
- flights
- lams
- getaways
- routs
- slips
- breaks
- breakouts
- rescues
- liberations
- redemptions
- close calls
- near misses
- releases
- salvations
- close shaves
- deliverances
- jailbreaks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- confinements
- captivities
- incarcerations
- imprisonments
- holdings
- internments
- detentions
- custodies
- hazards
- risks
- immurements
- perils
- holds
- troubles
- jeopardies
- imperilments
- endangerments
- retentions
bunks
3 of 3verb
as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter bunked the guest in the spare room Synonyms & Similar Words
- houses
- rooms
- camps
- lodges
- shelters
- quarters
- boards
- roofs
- accommodates
- billets
- chambers
- domiciles
- bivouacs
- tents
- homes
- barracks
- harbors
- stables
- encamps
- bestows
- takes in
- sheds
- roosts
- ensconces
- puts up
- secures
- beds (down)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ejects
- evicts