Definition of bung Bung

/bʌˈŋ/ - [bung] - bung

We found 17 definitions of bung from 6 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bungs

bung - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
  spile
  stopple, stopper, plug (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
  cask, barrel the quantity a cask will hold

Verb

bungs, bunging, bunged  

bung - close with a cork or stopper
  shut, close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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"
  tip, fee
  gift, present, give bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bung (Noun)
    A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
  • bung (Noun)
    A cecum or anus, especially of a slaughter animal .
  • bung (Noun)
    A bribe.
  • bung (Verb)
    To plug, as with a bung.
  • bung (Verb)
    To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell.
  • bung (Verb)
    To pass a bribe.
  • bung (Adjective)
    Broken, not in working order.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bung (n.)
    The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.
  • bung (n.)
    The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.
  • bung (n.)
    A sharper or pickpocket.
  • bung (v. t.)
    To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bung
    A language of Cameroon.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bung
    bung, n. the stopper of the hole in a barrel: a large cork: (Shak.) a sharper.—v.t. to stop up with a bung: to thrash severely.—ns. Bung′-hole, a hole in a cask through which it is filled, closed by a bung; Bung′-vent, a small hole in a bung to let gasses escape, &c.—Bung up, to bruise. [Ety. dub.]

Part of speech

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  • bung, verb, present, 1st person singular of bung (infinitive).
  • bung, verb (infinitive).
  • bung, noun, singular of bungs.
  • bung, adjective.

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