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bunk
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bunk 1  (bngk)
n.
1. A narrow bed built like a shelf into or against a wall, as in a ship's cabin.
2. A bunk bed.
3. A place for sleeping.
v. bunked, bunk·ing, bunks
v.intr.
1.
a. To sleep in a bunk or bed.
b. To stay the night; sleep: bunk over at a friend's house.
2. To go to bed: bunked down early.
v.tr.
To provide with sleeping quarters.

[Perhaps short for bunker.]

bunk 1
Noun
1. a narrow shelflike bed fixed along a wall, esp. in a caravan or ship
2. same as bunk bed [probably from bunker]

bunk 2
Noun
Informal same as bunkum

bunk 3 do a bunk
1. Brit, Austral & NZ slang to make a hurried and secret departure
2. Brit, NZ & S African be absent without permission [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bunk - a long trough for feeding cattle
manger, trough - a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
2.bunk - a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
lower, lower berth - the lower of two berths
upper, upper berth - the higher of two berths
3.bunk - a rough bed (as at a campsite)
bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
4.bunk - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, bullshit, crap, shit, bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
drivel, garbage - a worthless message
5.bunkbunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness - a message whose content is at variance with reason
amphigory, nonsense verse - nonsensical writing (usually verse)
balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle - trivial nonsense
buzzword, cant - stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
cobblers - nonsense; "I think that is a load of cobblers"
crock - nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"
fa la, fal la - meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong
gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
unintelligibility, incoherence, incoherency - nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
jabberwocky - nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll)
mummery, flummery - meaningless ceremonies and flattery
empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver, rhetoric - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
rigamarole, rigmarole - a set of confused and meaningless statements
schmegegge, shmegegge - (Yiddish) baloney; hot air; nonsense
hooey, poppycock, stuff and nonsense, stuff - senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"
baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle - pretentious or silly talk or writing
6.bunkbunk - beds built one above the other      
bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
Verb1.bunk - avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
2.bunk - provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"
bed - furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
3.bunkbunk - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic

bunk 1
noun do a bunk Brit. (slang) run away, flee, bolt, clear out (informal) beat it (slang) abscond, decamp, do a runner (slang) run for it (informal) cut and run (informal) scram (informal) fly the coop U.S., Canad. (informal) skedaddle (informal) take a powder U.S., Canad. (slang) take it on the lam U.S., Canad. (slang) do a Skase Austral. (informal)

bunk 2 or bunkum
noun (Informal) nonsense, rubbish, rot, crap (slang) garbage (informal) trash, hot air (informal) tosh (slang), chiefly Brit. bilge (informal) twaddle, tripe (informal) guff (slang) havers Scot. moonshine, baloney (informal) hogwash, bizzo Austral. (slang) bull's wool Austral., N.Z. (slang) hokum (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. piffle (informal) tomfoolery, poppycock (informal) balderdash, bosh (informal) eyewash (informal) kak S. African (taboo) stuff and nonsense, hooey (slang) tommyrot, horsefeathers U.S. (slang) tarradiddle
Translations

bunk [bʌŋk] nlitera;
bunk beds nplliteras fpl
bunk [bʌŋk] ncouchette f;
(Brit) (inf);
to do a bunk → mettre les bouts or les voiles
bunk off vi (Brit) (inf) (Scol) → sécher (les cours);
I'll bunk off at 3 o'clock this afternoon → je vais mettre les bouts or les voiles à 3 heures cet après-midi
bunk [bʌŋk] nBett nt, Koje f;
to do a bunk (inf) → abhauen
bunk off (inf) viabhauen
bunk [bʌŋk] ncuccetta
bunk off vi (BRIT ) (col): to bunk off school → marinare la scuola;
I'll bunk off at 3 this afternoon → oggi me la filo dal lavoro alle 3

bunk
n bunk [baŋk]
a sleeping-berth in a ship's cabin. kajuitbed, slaapbank سَريرُ في سَفينَةٍ أو قِطار легло в каюта lůžko køje die Koje κουκέτα litera koi تختخواب کشتی makuulava couchette מִיטַת קוֹמָתַיִים शायिका postelja hálóhely (hajón) dipan, bangku tidur koja cuccetta 簡易寝台 침대 gultas koja tempat tidur kooi køye(seng) koja beliche cuşetă койка lôžko ležišče ležaj koj, brits ที่นอนในเรือ ranza, kamara yatağı 睡鋪 койка بحری جہاز کے کیبن میں سونے کی جگہ giường ngủ trên tàu thuỷ


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