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bunk

noun verb

a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

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Word length
4
Starts with
B
Ends with
K
Contains
UN
Scrabble score
10

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noun

  1. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

noun

  1. a rough bed (as at a campsite)

noun

  1. a long trough for feeding cattle

noun

  1. beds built one above the other

noun

  1. a message that seems to convey no meaning

noun

  1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

verb

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

    “If you see this man, run!”

verb

  1. provide with a bunk

    “We bunked the children upstairs”

verb

  1. avoid paying

    “beat the subway fare”

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Example Sentences

If you see this man, run!
The burglars escaped before the police showed up
We bunked the children upstairs
beat the subway fare

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, licensed under CC BY 4.0, derived from Princeton WordNet.

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