bung

🇺🇸 /bʌŋ/ 🇬🇧 /bʌŋ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to quickly and carelessly put something somewhere

Bung the old clothes in the charity bag.

noun
R

a round piece used to close a hole in a container

He used a bung to seal the barrel.

R

money given illegally to persuade someone to do something

The politician accepted a bung to influence the decision.

adjective
R

not working properly

The bung machine wouldn't start.

translation

v. to quickly and carelessly put something somewhere
n. a round piece used to close a hole in a container; money given illegally to persuade someone to do something
adj. not working properly

Word Forms

3rd Present bungs
Past bunged
Perfect bunged
Progressive bunging
Plural bungs