bung
noun
[ bʌŋ ]
• a stopper for closing a hole in a container.
Similar:
stopper,
plug,
cork,
spigot,
spile,
seal,
cap,
top,
lid,
cover,
stopple,
bung
verb
• close with a stopper.
• "the casks are bunged before delivery"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch bonghe (noun).
bung
verb
• put or throw (something) somewhere in a careless or casual way.
• "fill out the reply-paid card and bung it in the post"
bung
noun
• a bribe.
Origin:
early 19th century: symbolic; the noun sense dates from the 1950s.
bung
adjective
• broken down, ruined, or useless.
• dead.
Origin:
mid 19th century (originally Australian pidgin): from Yagara (an extinct Aboriginal language).
go bung
• break down; fail or go bankrupt.
• die.
