Bunk (Verb)
Meaning 1
Avoid paying; "beat the subway fare".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Related Words
Meaning 3
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The thieves bunked after they were caught breaking into the store.
- The kids bunked from their chores as soon as their parents left the house.
- The informant bunked as soon as he heard the police sirens outside.
- The workers bunked from the building as soon as the fire alarm went off.
- The robbery suspects bunked out the back door when they heard the police were coming.
Synonyms
- Run Away
- Take To The Woods
- Lam
- Scat
- Fly The Coop
- Run
- Hightail It
- Escape
- Head For The Hills
- Scarper
- Turn Tail
- Break Away