[bunk] n [prob. short for bunker] (1758) 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 esp. cattle
[2]bunk vi (1840): to occupy a bunk or bed: stay the night "~ed with a friend for the night" ~ vt: to provide with a bunk or bed [3]bunk n (1900): bunkum, nonsense [4]bunk n [origin unknown] (ca. 1870) Brit: a hurried departure or escape--usu. used in the phrase do a bunk