Bed down
phrasal verb
To lie down in order to sleep, typically in a place that isn't your usual sleep place.
After the long hike, the exhausted travelers decided to bed down under the stars.
Often appears as...
- bed down for the night
- bed down somewhere
Usage tips
Colloquial
phrasal verb
To make a rough or improvised bed for sleeping.
Unable to find a hotel, he decided to bed down in his car for the night.
Often appears as...
- bed down in the car
- bed down in a tent
Usage tips
Colloquial
phrasal verb
To prepare and use a place for sleeping.
The homeless man bedded down in the alleyway.
Often appears as...
- bed down in the alley
- bed down in a doorway
Usage tips
Colloquial
phrasal verb
To lie down in order to sleep, typically in a place that isn't your usual sleep place.
After the long hike, the exhausted travelers decided to bed down under the stars.
Often appears as...
- bed down for the night
- bed down somewhere
Usage tips
Colloquial
phrasal verb
To make a rough or improvised bed for sleeping.
Unable to find a hotel, he decided to bed down in his car for the night.
Often appears as...
- bed down in the car
- bed down in a tent
Usage tips
Colloquial
phrasal verb
To prepare and use a place for sleeping.
The homeless man bedded down in the alleyway.
Often appears as...
- bed down in the alley
- bed down in a doorway
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Temporary Sleep
Use 'bed down' when sleeping somewhere temporarily, not in a permanent sleeping arrangement.
We'll bed down in the airport lounge during our layover.
Pro Tip 2/2Unusual Setting
'Bed down' often implies sleeping in a place that's not typically meant for sleeping.
We bedded down in the office during the snowstorm.
Pro Tip 1/2Temporary Sleep
Use 'bed down' when sleeping somewhere temporarily, not in a permanent sleeping arrangement.
We'll bed down in the airport lounge during our layover.
Pro Tip 2/2Unusual Setting
'Bed down' often implies sleeping in a place that's not typically meant for sleeping.
We bedded down in the office during the snowstorm.
Pro Tip 1/2Temporary Sleep
Use 'bed down' when sleeping somewhere temporarily, not in a permanent sleeping arrangement.
We'll bed down in the airport lounge during our layover.
Pro Tip 2/2Unusual Setting
'Bed down' often implies sleeping in a place that's not typically meant for sleeping.
We bedded down in the office during the snowstorm.
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