Definition of 'bung'
Word forms: plural bungs
countable noun
A 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.
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bung in American English
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bung in American English 1
(bʌŋ)
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Word origin
[1400–50; late ME bunge ‹ MD bonge stopper]Word Frequency
bung in American English 2
(bʌŋ)
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Word origin
[1840–50; perh. ‹ Waga (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Kingaroy, S Queensland)
bongī dead]Word Frequency
bung in American English 3
(bʌŋ)
transitive verb
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Word origin
[1815–25; orig. Scots var. of bang1]Word Frequency
bung in British English 1
noun
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
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C15: from Middle Dutch bonghe, from Late Latin puncta punctureWord Frequency
bung in British English 2
verb
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C16 (originally in the sense: a purse): perhaps from Old English pung, changed over time through the influence of bung1Examples of 'bung' in a sentence
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