bed (EN)

noun, verb

noun “bed”

1. a piece of furniture for sleeping on
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   She bought a new bed for her bedroom.
2. (figuratively) sleep
   It's time to go to bed.
3. an area in a garden for growing plants
   He planted tulips in the flower bed.
4. the bottom surface of a river, lake, or ocean
   The shipwreck lay on the ocean bed.
5. a base on which something rests
   The dish was served on a bed of rice.
6. a layer of rock or mineral deposits underground
   Miners found a bed of coal deep underground.
7. an area in the sea where shellfish or seaweed are found
   Fishermen harvested oysters from the oyster bed.
8. the flat surface of a truck or other vehicle for carrying goods
   They loaded the lumber onto the truck bed.
9. sexual relations
   The scandal involved secrets both in politics and in bed.

verb “bed”

1. to provide a place to sleep for someone
   The hostel can bed up to fifty guests.
2. to set something firmly into something else
   The tiles were bedded in mortar.
3. to plant flowers or plants in a bed
   They bedded the seedlings in the flowerbed.
4. to put someone into bed to sleep
   She bedded the children and read them a bedtime story.
5. to have sex with someone
   He boasted that he had bedded several famous actresses.