Bunk
WordNet
noun
(1) A bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
(2) A rough bed (as at a campsite)
(3) A long trough for feeding cattle
(4) Beds built one above the other
(5) A message that seems to convey no meaning
(6) Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
verb
(7) Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"
"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
(8) Provide with a bunk
"We bunked the children upstairs"
(9) Avoid paying
"Beat the subway fare"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
Sense of sleeping berth possibly from Scottish English , origin is uncertain but possibly Scandinavian.
Confer Old Swedish .
See also , and confer .
Noun
- One of a series of berths or bed placed in tiers.
- A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
- A cot.
- A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
- A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.
Verb
- To fail to attend school without permission; to play truant.
- To expel from a school.