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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).

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[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.]

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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]

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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]

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bung³

adj Austral and NZ informal

1. useless

go bung to fail or collapse

[from a native Australian language]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bung - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask spile barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids plug, stopple, stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Verb	1.	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" fee, tip 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"

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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 up → tengo la nariz tapada

2. (= throw) → echar; (= put) → poner, meter
bung it over → échalo para acá

bung in VT + ADV (= include) → añadir

bung out VT + ADV → tirar, botar

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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

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bung (Brit)

n

(of cask) → Spund(zapfen) m

(inf: = bribe) → Schmiergeld nt (inf)

vt

cask → spunden, verstopfen

(Brit inf: = throw) → schmeißen (inf)

(inf: = bribe) → schmieren (inf)

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bung [bʌŋ]

1. n → tappo, 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

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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 栓 (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 塞子

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) 用（塞子）塞住

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 扔 кидати پھینکنا ném 扔