bunk down

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Definition

Verb: 1. To go to bed, to settle down to sleep: This phrasal verb means to prepare for and go to sleep, often in a temporary or makeshift sleeping arrangement. It implies the act of finding a place to sleep and getting settled there for the night.

Usage

The verb "bunk down" is informal and is commonly used to describe the action of going to sleep, especially when the sleeping situation is casual, improvised, or not in one's regular bed. It often conveys a sense of making do with available space.

Examples
  • After the long hike, we were ready to bunk down in our tents.
  • You can bunk down on the sofa for the night.
  • The soldiers bunked down in the old barn.
Advanced Usage
  • "to bunk down for the night": This is a very common collocation emphasizing the temporary nature of the sleep.
    • We found a cheap hostel to bunk down for the night.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bunk (noun): A narrow bed, often one of two or more arranged one on top of the other (e.g., a bunk bed).
    • He slept on the top bunk.
  • Bunk (verb, informal): To occupy a bunk or sleeping space. Often used with "up" or "together."
    • We'll have to bunk together in the small room.
Synonyms
  • Bed down: To settle oneself for sleep (very similar in meaning and usage).
  • Turn in: To go to bed.
  • Crash (informal): To go to sleep, especially suddenly or in an unplanned location.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Bunk off (British informal): To stay away from school or work without permission; to play truant.
    • He decided to bunk off school and go to the cinema.
Related Idioms
  • Hit the hay/sack: An informal idiom meaning to go to bed.
    • I'm exhausted; I'm going to hit the sack.
Verb
  1. go to bed
    • We bedded down at midnight

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