HyperDic: bunk

English > 9 senses of the word bunk:
NOUNartifactbunk, feed bunka long trough for feeding cattle
artifactbunk, berth, built in beda bed on a ship or train
artifactbunka rough bed (as at a campsite)
communicationbunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwashunacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false / false / false statements)
communicationbunk, nonsense, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokuma message that seems to convey no meaning / meaning
artifactbunk, bunk bedbeds built one above the other
VERBsocialbunk, beatavoid paying
possessionbunkprovide with a bunk
motionbunk, scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayflee
bunk > pronunciation
Soundsbah'ngk
Rhymeschunk ... trunk: 19 rhymes with ahngk...
English > bunk: 9 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA long trough for feeding cattle.
Synonymfeed bunk
Broadermanger, troughA container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
English > bunk: 9 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers.
Synonymsberth, built in bed
Narrowerlower berth, lowerThe lower of two berths
upper berth, upperThe higher of two berths
BroaderbedA piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
Spanishcamarote, coy, litera
Catalancamarot, llitera
English > bunk: 9 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA rough bed (as at a campsite).
BroaderbedA piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
Spanishcolchoneta, litera, tumbona
English > bunk: 9 senses > noun 4, communication
MeaningUnacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false / false / false statements).
Synonymsbunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash
Narrowerbullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshitobscene / obscene words for unacceptable behavior
Broaderdrivel, garbageA worthless message
Spanishanimalada, barbaridad, buncombe, burrada, chorrada, chorradas, despropósito, disparate, estupidez, idiotez, majadería, memez, paparruchas, pendejadas
Catalananimalada, bajanada, barrabassada, bestiesa, buncombe, burrada, collonada, despropòsit, disbarat, poca-soltada, rucada
English > bunk: 9 senses > noun 5, communication
MeaningA message that seems to convey no meaning / meaning.
Synonymsnonsense, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
Narrowerabsurdity, absurdness, ridiculousnessA message whose content is at variance with reason
amphigory, nonsense verseNonsensical writing (usually verse)
balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffleTrivial nonsense
baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddlepretentious or silly talk or writing
buzzword, cantStock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
cobblersnonsense
crocknonsense
fa la, fal lameaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong
gibberish, gibberunintelligible talking
incoherence, incoherency, unintelligibilitynonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
jabberwockyNonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll)
mummery, flummerymeaningless ceremonies and flattery
palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoricLoud and confused and empty talk
rigmarole, rigamaroleA set of confused and meaningless statements
shmegegge, schmegegge(Yiddish) baloney
stuff, stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycockSenseless talk
Broadermessage, content, subject matter, substanceWhat a communication that is about something is about
Spanishdespropósito, disparate, hokum, nonsense, sinsentido, tontería
Catalanbajanada, despropòsit, disbarat, hokum
English > bunk: 9 senses > noun 6, artifact
Meaningbeds built one above the other.
Synonymbunk bed
BroaderbedA piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
Spanishlitera
Catalanllitera
Verbsbunkprovide with a bunk
English > bunk: 9 senses > verb 1, social
Meaningavoid paying.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymbeat
Broadercheat, rip off, chiseldeprive somebody of something by deceit
English > bunk: 9 senses > verb 2, possession
MeaningProvide with a bunk.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Example"We bunked the children upstairs"
BroaderbedFurnish with a bed
Spanishacostar
Nounsbunkbeds built one above the other
English > bunk: 9 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaningflee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsscat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
Narrowerflee, fly, take flightrun away quickly
skedaddlerun away, as if in a panic
Broaderleave, go forth, go awaygo away from a place
Spanishcorrer, escapar, evadir, huir
Catalanescapar, escapolir-se, evadir, fugir

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