Definitions

1. noun

a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on, typically having a mattress and often a frame, headboard, and footboard

“She got into bed and read a book before sleep.”

2. verb

to put or lie on a bed

“She bedded the baby down for a nap.”

3. verb

to put a plant or seed in a bed of soil for cultivation

“He bedded the garden with a variety of flowers.”

4. noun

a layer or stratum of earth or rock, especially a layer of soil or clay

“The farmer worked the bed of the garden to prepare it for planting.”

5. noun

a channel or depression in the earth or a riverbank, especially one used for irrigation

“The farmer used the bed of the canal to water his crops.”