bed

bed¹ W1S1 [bed] n

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1¦(sleep)¦

2¦(sex)¦

3¦(river/lake/sea)¦

4¦(garden)¦

5¦(rock)¦

6¦(lowest layer)¦

7¦(in river/water)¦

8 get out of bed on the wrong side

9 not a bed of roses

10 you've made your bed and you must lie on it

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[: Old English; Origin: bedd]

1.) ¦(SLEEP)¦ [U and C]

a piece of furniture that you sleep on

▪ Simon lay in bed thinking about the meeting next day.

▪ She got into bed and turned out the light.

▪ I was too tired to get out of bed .

▪ You should go to bed early tonight.

▪ Have you made your bed , Penny?

▪ I'll just put the children to bed .

▪ Sorry for calling so early - I hope I didn't get you out of bed .

▪ Come on kids, it's time for bed .

▪ Dad always has a whisky before bed .

▪ He felt so ill that he took to his bed .

▪ We'd love you to come and stay. The spare bed 's available for you.

→↑camp bed, ↑double bed, ↑four-poster bed, ↑sofa bed, ↑twin bed

2.) ¦(SEX)¦[U] informal

used to refer to having sex

▪ I came home early and found him in bed with (=having sex with) my best friend.

▪ He wanted me to go to bed with him.

▪ He's been trying to get his secretary into bed for ages.

▪ She told me he was actually very good in bed (=a skilful lover) .

3.) ¦(RIVER/LAKE/SEA)¦

the flat ground at the bottom of a river, lake, or sea

▪ the sea bed

4.) ¦(GARDEN)¦

an area of a garden, park etc that has been prepared for plants to grow in

▪ rose beds

5.) ¦(ROCK)¦

a layer of rock

→↑bedrock

6.) ¦(LOWEST LAYER)¦ [singular]

a layer of something that forms a base that other things are put on top of

bed of

▪ prawns on a bed of lettuce

7.) ¦(IN RIVER/WATER)¦

an area at the edge of a river or in deeper water where things grow

▪ an oyster bed

▪ The birds build their nests in reed beds along the river bank.

8.) get out of bed on the wrong side

BrE get up on the wrong side of the bed AmE

to feel slightly angry or annoyed for no particular reason

9.) not a bed of roses

not a happy, comfortable, or easy situation

▪ Life isn't always a bed of roses, you know.

10.) you've made your bed and you must lie on it

spoken used to say that you must accept the results of your actions, even if they are bad

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

in bed

single/double bed (=a bed for one person/two people)

get into bed/get out of bed

go to bed

make your bed (=tidy the covers after you have slept in your bed)

put somebody to bed (=put a child in their bed)

get somebody out of bed (=make someone get out of bed)

time for bed (=time to go to sleep)

climb/crawl into bed

jump out of bed

before bed (=before going to bed)

take to your bed (=go to bed because you feel ill)

spare bed (=a bed for visitors to your home)

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bed ²

bed² past tense and past participle bedded present participle bedding

v [T]

1.) to fix something firmly and deeply into something else

bed sth in sth

▪ The foundations were bedded in cement.

2.) old-fashioned to have sex with someone

bed down phr v

1.) to sleep somewhere which is not your bed and where you do not usually sleep

▪ Can I bed down on your sofa?

2.) bed sb/sth<=>down

to make a person or animal comfortable in a place where they do not usually sleep

bed out [bed sth<=>out] phr v

to put plants into the ground so that they can grow