The word bunk is a shortened form of bunkum, which came from the name Buncombe County, North Carolina. Around 1820, the congressman for the district in which this county was located …

BUNK meaning: 1. one of two beds attached together, one on top of the other: 2. a narrow bed that is attached to…. Learn more.

Bunk definition: a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.. See examples of BUNK used in a sentence.

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.

Definition of bunk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A bunk is a narrow bed that is usually attached to a wall, especially in a ship. He left his bunk and went up on deck again.

Bunk definition: A narrow bed built like a shelf into or against a wall.

Oct 31, 2025 · bunk (third-person singular simple present bunks, present participle bunking, simple past and past participle bunked) (British, India) To fail to attend school or work without …

BUNK meaning: 1 : either one of two single beds that are placed one above the other either one of the beds in a bunk bed; 2 : a narrow bed attached to a wall on a ship, train, etc.

Informal Terms to occupy a bunk or bed:[no object] bunked together in the Navy. Informal Terms to provide with a place to sleep: [~ + object][They bunked us in cots.]