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bung
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  1. bung
  2. bung-eyed
  3. bung-full
  4. bung head
  5. bung starter
  6. bung up

1bung

noun \ˈbəŋ\

Definition of BUNG

1
: the stopper especially in the bunghole of a cask; also : bunghole
2
: the cecum or anus especially of a slaughtered animal
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Examples of BUNG

  1. thousands of pounds in illegal bungs

Origin of BUNG

Middle English, from Middle Dutch bonne, bonghe
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with BUNG

dung, hung, lung, pung, rung, tongue, tung, young

2bung

transitive verb

Definition of BUNG

1
: to plug with or as if with a bung
2
British : throw 1

Examples of BUNG

  1. <we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing>

First Known Use of BUNG

1589

Related to BUNG

Synonyms
block, fill, dam, pack, plug, stop, stuff

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