# bunk

**Pronunciation:** /bʌŋk/ · bunk

**CEFR level:** A2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning 1: Accommodation

A narrow bed, typically built one above another, as on a ship, train, or in a dormitory.

## Examples

- The ship's cabin had two narrow bunks along one wall.
- He climbed into the top bunk to read a book.
- The children argued over who would get the bottom bunk.

## Meaning 2: Slang

Nonsense or rubbish.

## Examples

- Don't give me that bunk; I know what really happened.
- His excuse was pure bunk.
- She dismissed the rumors as bunk.

## Meaning 3: Slang

To share a sleeping place, especially a bunk bed.

## Examples

- We bunked together in the small room.
- Can I bunk with you for the night?
- They bunked in the dormitory during the summer camp.

## Synonyms

- cot — A simple, often portable bed, similar to a bunk.
- berth — A bed or sleeping place, especially on a ship or train.
- bed — The most general term for a piece of furniture for sleeping.

## Antonyms

- floor — The surface on which one walks, as opposed to a raised sleeping platform.
- chair — A piece of furniture for sitting, the opposite of a place for lying down.

## Common patterns

- bunk with — To share a sleeping place with someone. — He asked if he could bunk with his friend during the trip.

## Collocations

- top bunk — He always preferred sleeping in the top bunk.
- bottom bunk — The younger child got the bottom bunk.
- sleep in a bunk — We had to sleep in a bunk on the overnight train.

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