bunk down

verb

To use a bed or sleeping area to sleep; to lie down.

“We can bunk down in that room.”

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bed down
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Meanings

verbbunk down (third-person singular simple present bunks down, present participle bunking down, simple past and past participle bunked down)

present singular third person bunks down · participle present bunking down · participle past bunked down · past bunked down

  1. intransitiveTo use a bed or sleeping area to sleep; to lie down.

    We can bunk down in that room.

  2. transitiveTo give, set up or assign a bed or sleeping area to (someone).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbgo to bed

Similar
bed down
Broader
go to bedturn inbed
Also see
bed down

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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