bung
1a stopper for the opening of a cask.
a bunghole.
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1Words Nearby bung
Other definitions for bung (2 of 3)
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2Other definitions for bung (3 of 3)
to beat; bruise; maul (often followed by up).
British Slang. to throw or shove carelessly or violently; sling.
Origin of bung
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How to use bung in a sentence
Cleaning the winery, the team has located a mix of “completely smashed barrels, open bung barrels, and intact barrels.”
This boast does not arouse Alfred's envy as he has friends in Brownsville who can drink out of the bung hole of a barrel.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. FieldSo Uncle John put the great stoppers that they call bungs into the bung-holes in the kegs, so that the cider would not run out.
The Sandman: His Farm Stories | William J. HopkinsIt is like milk in a pan, with no more motion now than there is in a full hogshead before the bung is started.
The Pathfinder | James Fenimore CooperDen de bung-shells 'gun ter bus'; en I ax myse'f w'at dey shootin' at me fer, en I ain't never fin' out w'at make dey do it.
Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches | Joel Chandler Harris
In the middle of the cellar lay a big barrel with an open bung-hole, but bound fast round with three iron hoops.
Serbian Folk-lore | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for bung (1 of 3)
/ (bʌŋ) /
a stopper, esp of cork or rubber, for a cask, piece of laboratory glassware, etc
short for bunghole
(often foll by up) to close or seal with or as with a bung: the car's exhaust was bunged up with mud
British and Australian slang to throw; sling
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1British Dictionary definitions for bung (2 of 3)
/ (bʌŋ) British slang /
a gratuity; tip
a bribe
bung it on (tr) to behave in a pretentious manner
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2British Dictionary definitions for bung (3 of 3)
/ (bʌŋ) /
useless
go bung
to fail or collapse
to die
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