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bung  (bng)
n.
1. A stopper especially for the hole through which a cask, keg, or barrel is filled or emptied.
2. A bunghole.
tr.v. bunged, bung·ing, bungs
1. To close with or as if with a cork or stopper.
2. Informal To injure or damage: fell on skis and bunged up my leg.
3. Chiefly British To fling; toss: "The Hungarian director bungs star Klaus Maria Brandauer once more into the breaches of past Teuton history" (Nigel Andrews).

[Middle English bunge, from Middle Dutch bonge, from Late Latin pncta, hole, from Latin, feminine past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

bung1
n
1. (Chemistry) a stopper, esp of cork or rubber, for a cask, piece of laboratory glassware, etc.
2. short for bunghole
vb (tr)
1. (often foll by up) to close or seal with or as with a bung the car's exhaust was bunged up with mud
2. Brit slang to throw; sling
[from Middle Dutch bonghe, from Late Latin puncta puncture]

bung2 Brit slang
n
1. a gratuity; tip
2. a bribe
vb
(tr) to give (someone) a tip or bribe
[C16 (originally in the sense: a purse): perhaps from Old English pung, changed through the influence of bung1]

bung3
adj Austral and NZ informal
1. useless
go bung to fail or collapse
[from a native Australian language]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bung - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids
plug, stopple, stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Verb1.bung - give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward"
gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
2.bung - close with a cork or stopper
close, shut - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

bung
noun
1. stopper, top, cap, seal, cork, plug, spigot, stopple Pump the air out, then remove the bung.
2. place, put, stick (informal), position, lay, shove, lob (informal) Wrap it in a plastic bag and bung it in the freezer.
Translations
bung [bʌŋ]
A. N
1. [of cask] → tapón m
2. (Brit) (= bribe) → soborno m
B. VT (Brit)
1. (also bung up) [+ pipe, hole] → tapar, taponar
to be bunged up [sink, pipe] → estar atascado, estar obstruido
my nose is bunged uptengo la nariz tapada
2. (= throw) → echar; (= put) → poner, meter
bung it overéchalo para acá
bung in VT + ADV (= include) → añadir
bung out VT + ADVtirar, botar

bung [ˈbʌŋ]
n (= stopper) → bonde f, bouchon m
vt (British)
(= throw) → balancer >
(= put) → mettre
bung up
vt (British)
(= block) [+ pipe, hole] → boucher
to get bunged up [+ pipe, sink] → se boucher
my nose is bunged up → j'ai le nez bouché

bung (Brit)
n
(of cask)Spund(zapfen) m
(inf: = bribe) → Schmiergeld nt (inf)
vt
(Brit inf: = throw) → schmeißen (inf)
(inf: = bribe) → schmieren (inf)

bung [bʌŋ]
1. ntappo, turacciolo
2. vt (Brit) (fam) (throw) → buttare
bung up vt + adv (pipe, hole) → tappare, otturare
my nose is bunged up (fam) → ho il naso otturato

bung [bʌŋ]
1. ntappo, turacciolo
2. vt (Brit) (fam) (throw) → buttare
bung up vt + adv (pipe, hole) → tappare, otturare
my nose is bunged up (fam) → ho il naso otturato

bung
n bung [baŋ]
the stopper of the hole in a barrel, a small boat etc. prop سَدّادَه запушалка zátka prop der Spundzapfen τάπα tapón prunt سوراخ گیر؛ توپی tulppa bonde פְּקָק डॉट čep dugó sumbat spons tappo (통의) 마개 kaištis, volė tapa; spunde penyumbat stop tapp, spuns szpunt tampão cep затычка zátka zamašek čep propp, tapp จุกหรือที่อุด tapa 塞子 пробка, затичка ڈاٹ ، گٹا ، روک nút thùng
v
1 to block with such a stopper. toestop, toekurk يَسُدُّ، يُغْلِقُ запушвам (za)zátkovat sætte prop i verspunden βουλώνω με τάπα taponar prundiga sulgema مسدود کردن؛ کیپ کردن tulpata boucher לִפְקוֹק डॉट लगाना začepiti bedugaszol menyumbat teppa, stífla tappare 栓をする 꼭 막다 užkimšti, užkišti aizspundēt; aizkorķēt menyumbat afstoppen spunse et fat, sette tapp i en tønne szpuntować, korkować arrolhar a pune cep затыкать (za)zátkovať zamašiti zapušiti sätta tappen i, proppa igen อุด toplamak, tıkamak 用(塞子)塞住 затикати ڈاٹ لگانا đậy nút (thùng)
2 to throw Bung it over here. ingooi, uitgooi يَرْمي، يَطْرَحُ хвърлям (na)házet smide; kyle; kaste werfen ρίχνω tirar viskama انداختن heittää envoyer לִזְרוֹק फेंकना bacati kamenje dob melemparkan kasta lanciare ほうり投げる 던지다 (nu)mesti aizmest; pārmest membaling gooien kaste, slå cisnąć atirar швырять hodiť vreči baciti kasta, slänga ขว้าง fırlatmak, atmak кидати پھینکنا ném


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But the sparrow crept under the tilt of the cart, and pecked at the bung of one of the casks till she loosened it; and than all the wine ran out, without the carter seeing it.
Because those whalemen did not then, and do not now, try out their oil at sea as the Southern ships have always done; but cutting up the fresh blubber in small bits, thrust it through the bung holes of large casks, and carry it home in that manner; the shortness of the season in those Icy Seas, and the sudden and violent storms to which they are exposed, forbidding any other course.
de Chagny put his two hands together underneath it and, with a last effort, I burst the bung.
 
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