Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bunk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bunk \Bunk\, n. [Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring, flooring.
Cf. {Bunch}.]
1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the
daytime and for a bed at night. [U.S.]
2. One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers.
3. A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain
the end of heavy timbers. [Local, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bunk \Bunk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bunking}.]
To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.]
--Bartlett.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bunk
n 1: a long trough for feeding cattle [syn: {feed bunk}]
2: a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers [syn: {berth}, {built
in bed}]
3: a rough bed (as at a campsite)
4: a ludicrously false statement [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish
bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {bunkum}, {buncombe},
{guff}, {rot}, {hogwash}, {dogshit}]
5: beds built one above the other [syn: {bunk bed}]
v 1: provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"
2: escape or flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you
see this man, run!" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
{run away}, {break away}]
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