"bunk-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-bunk-up.ogg [Australia] Forms: bunk-ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunk-up (plural bunk-ups)
  1. (UK, informal) A manoeuvre in which one person is pushed upwards by another, or others, in order to climb over a fence or similar obstacle. Tags: UK, informal Synonyms: leg up
    Sense id: en-bunk-up-en-noun-~Fk0mbxh Categories (other): British English
  2. (slang) Casual sex. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bunk-up-en-noun-NohOB23Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Inflected forms

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