About The Word Bung
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Bung
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What's The Definition Of Bung?
[n] a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
[v] close with a cork or stopper [v] give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bung: spile | tip Related Terms | Find terms related to Bung: See Also | barrel | cask | close | gift | give | plug | present | shut | stopper | stopple Bung In Webster's Dictionary \Bung\, 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.
2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is
filled; bunghole.
3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low]
You filthy bung, away. --Shak.
\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. {To bung up}, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low] He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years. --Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote). |
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