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| 1. | [ noun ] a long trough for feeding cattle | |
| Synonyms: | feed_bunk | |
| Related terms: | manger | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (housing) a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers | |
| Synonyms: | built_in_bed berth | |
| Related terms: | bed lower_berth upper_berth berth | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (housing) a rough bed (as at a campsite) | |
| Related terms: | bed | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a message that seems to convey no meaning | |
| Synonyms: | nonsense hokum meaninglessness nonsensicality | |
| Related terms: | message absurdity buzzword stuff incoherence palaver crock mummery balderdash rigmarole baloney jabberwocky cobblers gibberish fa_la schmegegge amphigory | |
| 5. | [ noun ] unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | |
| Synonyms: | bull shit buncombe rot horseshit crap bunkum guff Irish_bull hogwash dogshit bullshit | |
| Related terms: | drivel bull | |
| 6. | [ verb ] provide with a bunk | |
| Examples: | "We bunked the children upstairs" |
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| Related terms: | bed bunk_bed | |
| 7. | [ verb ] flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | |
| Synonyms: | run run_away lam head_for_the_hills hightail_it fly_the_coop break_away escape turn_tail take_to_the_woods scarper | |
| Examples: | "If you see this man, run!" "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" |
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| Related terms: | leave flee skedaddle fugitive | |
| 8. | [ verb ] avoid paying | |
| Synonyms: | beat | |
| Examples: | "beat the subway fare" |
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| Related terms: | cheat | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (housing) beds built one above the other | |
| Synonyms: | bunk_bed | |
| Related terms: | bed | |
| Similar spelling: |
bunko Bunke buns bung |
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