"bunker up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bunkers up [present, singular, third-person], bunkering up [participle, present], bunkered up [participle, past], bunkered up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bunker up (third-person singular simple present bunkers up, present participle bunkering up, simple past and past participle bunkered up)
  1. (intransitive) To fuel up a ship, or sometimes other modes of conveyance. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bunker_up-en-verb-CAwf-iaB
  2. (intransitive) To bunker down; to build or stock a bunker. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bunker_up-en-verb-ZFMt1Mmm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To fuel up a ship, or sometimes other modes of conveyance."
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