verb (used with object)
3.
to close with or as if with a bung; cork; plug (often followed by up ).
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English bunge < Middle Dutch bonge stopper
1400–50; late Middle English bunge < Middle Dutch bonge stopper
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bung1 (bʌŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a stopper, esp of cork or rubber, for a cask, piece of laboratory glassware, etc |
| 2. | short for bunghole |
| —vb | |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | slang (Brit), (Austral) to throw; sling |
| [C15: from Middle Dutch bonghe, from Late Latin puncta | |
| bung2 (bʌŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a gratuity; tip |
| 2. | a bribe |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) bung it on to behave in a pretentious manner |
| [C16 (originally in the sense: a purse): perhaps from Old English pung, changed over time through the influence of | |
| bung3 (bʌŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | useless |
| 2. | go bung |
| a. to fail or collapse | |
| b. to die | |
| [C19: from a native Australian language] | |
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Word Origin & History
bung
mid-15c., from M.Du. bonge "stopper;" or perhaps from Fr. bonde "bung, bunghole" (15c.), which may be of Gmc. origin, or it may be from Gaul. bunda (cf. O.Ir. bonn, Gael. bonn, Welsh bon "base, sole of the foot"). It is possible that either or both of these sources is ultimately from L. puncta in the
sense of "hole."
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Example sentences
The top bung is connected to an outside source of supply air and the lower bung is connected to the exhaust system.
Business also got a bung, in the form of a faster write-off on investments.
Typically these pads have a two inch hole cut to fit over the bung opening on the drum top.
Once the bung has been loosened, the bracketing system must be removed before the drum can be sampled.
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