bunk
To occupy a bunkTo occupy a bunk.
Meaning
5 sensesTo occupy a bunk.
Due to bed shortages, Jeff and Paul had to bunk together.
переночеватьperenočevatʹ
provide with a bunk
To provide a bunk.
(India, UK, slang)To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually 'to bunk off').
The naughty boys decided to bunk school and visit the comic shop.
прогуливатьprogulivatʹ
сачкуватиsačkuvaty, прогулюватиprohuljuvaty
(UK, dated, slang)To expel from a school.
(slang)To depart; scram.
Examples
77 sentencesTom was asleep on the bunk.
ruТом спал на койке. — odexed
Tom is asleep on his bunk.
ruТом спит в своей койке. — odexed
Tom sleeps on the bottom bunk.
ruТом спит на нижней койке. — odexed
Tom is relaxing on his bunk.
ruТом отдыхает на своей койке. — venticello
Tom slept on the top bunk.
ruТом спал на верхней койке. — sharptoothed
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Sense of sleeping berth possibly from Scottish Scottish English bunker (“seat, bench”), thSense 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.
19th century, of uncertain origin; perhaps from previous "to occupy a bunk" meaning, with connotations of a hurried departure, as if on a ship.
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Forms
bunks, bunking, bunked, bunkedPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbsSynonyms
13 synonyms- avoid paying:beat
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Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle