bunker
/ˈbʌŋ.kɚ/ verb C2- To load (a vessel) with coal or fuel oil for the engine.
- To take a load of coal or fuel oil for its engine.
- To steal bunker fuel by illicitly siphoning it off.
- To hit (a golf ball) into a bunker; (chiefly passive voice) to place (a golfer) in the position of having a golf ball in a bunker.
- To fire constantly at (an opponent hiding behind an obstacle), trapping them and preventing them from firing at other players; also, to eliminate (an opponent behind an obstacle) by rushing to the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.
- Often followed by down: to take shelter in a bunker or other place.
He/she/it bunkers · Past bunkered · Past participle bunkered · -ing form bunkering
Verb forms
- Base form
- bunker
- He/she/it
- bunkers
- Past
- bunkered
- Past participle
- bunkered
- -ing form
- bunkering
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