[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.
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To bung up, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to
exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low]
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He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have
spoken these three years. --Shelton
(Trans. Don
Quixote).
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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.
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2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is
filled; bunghole.
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3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low]
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You filthy bung, away. --Shak.
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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