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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask;
[syn: bung, spile]


VERB (2)

1. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on;
- Example: "Remember to tip the waiter"
- Example: "fee the steward"
[syn: tip, fee, bung]

2. close with a cork or stopper;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bung \Bung\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bunged; p. pr. & vb. n. Bunging.] To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up. [1913 Webster] To bung up, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low] [1913 Webster] He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years. --Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bung \Bung\ (b[u^]ng), n. [Cf. W. bwng orfice, bunghole, Ir. buinne tap, spout, OGael. buine.] 1. The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask. [1913 Webster] 2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole. [1913 Webster] 3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low] [1913 Webster] You filthy bung, away. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bung n 1: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: bung, spile] v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung] 2: close with a cork or stopper