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Bunker (Verb)

Fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil.

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The ship's crew was tasked with bunkering the vessel in preparation for its long journey across the ocean.
A team of dockworkers spent all day bunkering the tanker with thousands of gallons of fuel.
Bunkering the cargo ship took several hours longer than expected due to mechanical issues.
Before departing, the captain ensured that the crew had finished bunkering the ship's tanks.
The harbor was bustling with activity as ships came and went to be bunkered and resupplied.

Transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The cargo ship will bunker nearly 1000 tons of wheat at the grain terminal today.
Due to severe weather conditions, the crew has decided to bunker the containers in the morning.
Ships typically bunker their cargo at designated ports before continuing on to their next destination.
This commercial port bunker thousands of tons of cargo every year to its warehouses.
The freight forwarder must bunker the goods as quickly and efficiently as possible to meet customer demands.

Hit a golf ball into a bunker.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

She hit her drive into a greenside bunker on the 10th hole, making an already difficult shot that much harder.
His approach shot to the green bunker-ed, forcing him to chip out sideways.
It was a nightmare shot as she had to bunker out of a deep sand trap.
Paul bunker-ed his drive on the 14th, the third time this week, in the same trap.
The golfer's shot landed in a bunker just short of the green, but he recovered well.