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bunk

UK/bʌŋk/ US/ˈbʌŋk/ fairly common informal slang uk us
noun (6) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.

a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

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3.

a rough bed (as at a campsite)

4.
5.
6.

beds built one above the other

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verb

1.

avoid paying

  • “beat the subway fare”
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2.

provide with a bunk

  • “We bunked the children upstairs”
3.

flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run

  • “If you see this man, run!”
  • “The burglars escaped before the police showed up”
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Origin

Sense of sleeping berth possibly from Scottish Scottish English bunker (“seat, bench”), the origin of which is uncertain but possibly Scandinavian (North Germanic); compare Old Swedish bunke (“boards used to protect the cargo of a ship”). Possibly related to bunch.

Phrases

  • bunk bed
  • bunk down
  • bunk in
  • bunk into
  • bunk lizard
  • bunk off
  • bunk out
  • bunk together
  • bunk up
  • do a bunk
  • feed bunk
  • hot bunk

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