1.VerbTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery, or of people when sleeping somewhere worse than normal, often camping or in prison.
"The horses will bed down once they get in the stable.; The tent was an uncomfortable place to bed down."
2.VerbTo put an animal to rest for the night.
"We'll bed down the cattle and head into town."
3.VerbTo sleep with or sleep alongside (a person or pet).
"Who has she been bedding down with?"
4.VerbTo or become make permanent, fixed or wedded to a particular setup, way of thinking, style or manner.
"A habit can easily become bedded down.; The new batch of employees soon bedded down."