bunk down

bʌŋk daʊn

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Definition of bunk down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

sleepgo to bed or prepare to sleep

After the long hike, we decided to bunk down.

rest

sleep

turn in

rest

settle in for rest in a temporary place

The travelers bunked down in the airport lounge.

bivouac

camp

lodge

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Expressions with bunk

bunk in

share a sleeping space with someone

We can bunk in together at the cabin.

bunk off

absent oneself from school or work without permission

He decided to bunk off for the day and go to the beach.

bunk up

share a bed, room, or house with someone

We had to bunk up at the cabin.

bunk bed

two beds stacked vertically in a frame

The kids love their new bunk bed.

bunk together

share a sleeping space like a bed or room

During the trip, we had to bunk together.

feed bunk

trough used to feed cattle on farms

The farmer filled the feed bunk with hay.

Examples of bunk down in a sentence

They decided to bunk down under the stars.
They decided to bunk down in the cabin for the night.
After the hike, we bunked down under the stars.

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French:se coucher, s'installer, ...
German:hinlegen, es sich bequem machen, ...
Italian:coricarsi, sistemarsi, ...
Spanish:acostarse, instalarse, ...
Portuguese:deitar-se, ...
Chinese:睡下, 暂住, ...
Japanese:寝る, 仮眠を取る, ...
Arabic:ذَهَبَ إِلَى النَّوْمِ, باتَ, ...
Hebrew:לִפְרֹשׂ לִישׁוֹן, לְהִתְאָרְגֵן לַלַּיְלָה, ...
Russian:лечь спать, переночевать, ...
Ukrainian:лягати спати, влаштуватися, ...
Hindi:सोने जाना, रात गुज़ारने के लिए ठहरना, ...
Bengali:শুতে যাওয়া, শুয়ে পড়া, ...
Catalan:ficar-se al llit, ajeure's, ...
Czech:ulehnout, přenocovat, ...
Danish:lægge sig, lægge sig til at sove, ...
Dutch:gaan slapen, overnachten, ...
Greek:πέφτω για ύπνο, βολεύομαι, ...
Hungarian:lefeküdni, meghúzni magát, ...
Khmer:ចូលគេង, សម្រាកដេកបណ្តោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:잠자리에 들다, 휴식을 취하다, ...
Persian:به رختخواب رفتن, اتراق کردن, ...
Polish:przenocować, przespać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):acomodar-se, instalar-se, ...
Romanian:a se culca, a așeza, ...
Swedish:lägga sig, slå sig ner, ...
Thai:เข้านอน, นอนพัก, ...
Turkish:yatmak, gecelemek, ...
Vietnamese:ngả lưng, tá túc, ...

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