bung
bung definition
bung (buŋ)
noun
- a cork or other stopper for the hole in a barrel, cask, or keg
- a bunghole
Etymology: ME bunge < MDu bonge
transitive verb
- to close (a bunghole) with a stopper
- to close as with a bung; stop up
Etymology: prob. infl. by bang
Slang to bruise or damage, as in a fight: with up- Brit., Slang to toss; fling; throw
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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