BUNK


Meaning of BUNK in English

bunk 1

/bungk/ , n.

1. a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.

2. Informal. any bed.

3. a cabin used for sleeping quarters, as in a summer camp; bunkhouse.

4. a trough for feeding cattle.

v.i.

5. Informal. to occupy a bunk or any sleeping quarters: Joe and Bill bunked together at camp.

v.t.

6. to provide with a place to sleep.

[ 1750-60; back formation from BUNKER ]

bunk 2

/bungk/ , n. Informal.

humbug; nonsense.

[ 1895-1900, Amer.; short for BUNKUM ]

Syn . baloney, rot, hogwash, applesauce, bull, hooey.

bunk 3

/bungk/ , v.i. , v.t.

to bump.

[ perh. expressive alter. of BUMP ]

bunk 4

/bungk/ , Brit. Slang.

v.t.

1. to absent oneself from: to bunk a history class.

v.i.

2. to run off or away; flee.

n.

3. do a bunk , to leave hastily, esp. under suspicious circumstances; run away.

[ 1865-70; perh. special use of BUNK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .