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View usage for: (bʌŋ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense bungs, present participle bunging, past tense, past participle bunged1. countable nounA bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask. 2. verbIf you bung something somewhere, you put it there in a quick and careless way. [British, informal] Pour a whole lot of cold water over the rice, and bung it in the oven. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 3. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]If something is bunged up, it is blocked. [British, informal] The sink's bunged up again. My nose is all bunged up. More Synonyms of bung bung in British English 1 (bʌŋ) noun1. 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 to throw; sling Word origin C15: from Middle Dutch bonghe, from Late Latin puncta puncturebung in British English 2 (bʌŋ) British slang Word origin C16 (originally in the sense: a purse): perhaps from Old English pung, changed over time through the influence of bung1bung in British English 3 (bʌŋ) adjective Australian and New Zealand informal2. go bung Word origin C19: from a native Australian language (bʌŋ) noun1. a cork or other stopper for the hole in a barrel, cask, or keg verb transitive3. 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 Word origin ME bunge < MDu bonge; (sense 5) prob. infl. by bang 1Examples of 'bung' in a sentencebung Definition a stopper, esp. of cork or rubber, used to close something such as a cask or flask Pump the air out, then remove the bung. Wrap it in a plastic bag and bung it in the freezer. Synonyms put stick (informal) lay shove lob (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition a small flat lid She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle. Synonyms lid, cork, stopper, coverDefinition an object used to block up holes or waste pipes A plug had been inserted in the drill hole. Synonyms stopper, cork, bung, spigot, stopple Definition a job He took up a position with the Arts Council. Synonyms job, place, post, opening, office, role, situation, duty, function, employment, capacity, occupation, berth (informal), billet (informal) - bundle
- bundle someone up
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