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Meaning:

Noun:

  • military A cot.
  • nautical A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
  • One of a series of berths or bed placed in tiers.
  • slang Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense.
  • US A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
  • informal A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.

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Verb:

  • British To fail to attend school without permission; to play truant.
  • obsolete To expel from a school.
  • to occupy a bunk
  • to provide a bunk

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