Meaning of BUNG
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | spile, tip |
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| | See Also: | | barrel, cask, close, gift, give, plug, present, shut, stopper, stopple | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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