BED


Meaning of BED in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: bed · ded ; bed · ding

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb

1 a : to find or make sleeping accommodations ― usually used with down <a place to bed down> b : to go to bed ― usually used with down < bed down at midnight>

2 : to form a layer

3 : to lie flat or flush

transitive verb

1 a : to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters ― often used with down b : to put, take, or send to bed

2 a : EMBED b : to plant or arrange in beds c : BASE , ESTABLISH

3 a : to lay flat or in a layer b : to make a bed in or of

4 : to have sexual intercourse with

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.