BUNKER
Dictionary entry overview: What does bunker mean?
• BUNKER (noun)
The noun BUNKER has 3 senses:
1. a hazard on a golf course
2. a large container for storing fuel
3. a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
Familiarity information: BUNKER used as a noun is uncommon.
• BUNKER (verb)
The verb BUNKER has 3 senses:
1. hit a golf ball into a bunker
2. fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
3. transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse
Familiarity information: BUNKER used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BUNKER (noun)
Meaning:
A hazard on a golf course
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bunker; sand trap; trap
Hypernyms ("bunker" is a kind of...):
hazard (an obstacle on a golf course)
Holonyms ("bunker" is a part of...):
golf course; links course (course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf)
Meaning:
A large container for storing fuel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the ship's bunkers were full of coal
Hypernyms ("bunker" is a kind of...):
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Meaning:
A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bunker; dugout
Hypernyms ("bunker" is a kind of...):
fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bunker"):
fox hole; foxhole (a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire)
funk hole (dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk))
• BUNKER (verb)
Meaning:
Hit a golf ball into a bunker
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bunker" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "bunker" is one way to...):
fuel (provide with a combustible substance that provides energy)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "bunker" is one way to...):
shift; transfer (move around)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
