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- DictionaryBung/bəNG/
noun
- 1. a stopper for closing a hole in a container.
verb
- 1. close with a stopper: "the casks are bunged before delivery"
1. [ buhng ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. a stopper for the opening of a cask. a bunghole. verb (used with object) to close with or as if with a bung; cork; plug (often followed by up ). bung. 2. [ buhng ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. , Australian. out of order; unusable; broken. bankrupt. Slang. dead. bung. 3. [ buhng ]
To throw (violently); to send; to put forcibly… Australian. to bung it on: to assume a particular style of… Earlier version. bung, v.² in OED Second Edition (1989) slang (originally dialect ). 1825–. transitive. To throw (violently); to send; to put forcibly. Also with in. Also figurative. 1825. To bung, to throw with violence, Aberd.
6 days ago · 1. a stopper, esp of cork or rubber, for a cask, piece of laboratory glassware, etc. 2. short for bunghole. verb (transitive) 3. (often foll by up) to close or seal with or as with a bung. the car's exhaust was bunged up with mud. 4. British and Australian slang.
5 days ago · noun. 1. a cork or other stopper for the hole in a barrel, cask, or keg. 2. a bunghole. verb transitive. 3. to close (a bunghole) with a stopper. 4. to close as with a bung; stop up. 5. Slang. to bruise or damage, as in a fight. with up. 6. British, Slang. to toss; fling; throw. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
to put something somewhere in a quick, careless way: Shall I bung a chicken in the oven for dinner? Phrasal verbs. bung sth up. (Definition of bung from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bung. in Chinese (Traditional) 蓋子, （橡膠、木頭等製作的）塞子, 錢… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 盖子, （橡胶、木头等制作的）塞子, 钱…
Phrasal Verbs. bung up. Check pronunciation: bung. Definition of bung verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of bung. noun. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask. synonyms: spile. see more. verb. close with a cork or stopper. see more. verb. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on. synonyms: fee, tip. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Bung."
