bung at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:
[bʌŋ]
bung at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:
c.1440, from M.Du. bonge "stopper," or perhaps from Fr. bonde, which may be of Gmc. origin, or 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 ult. from L. puncta in the sense of "hole." ///
bung at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:
n [C] [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: bonghe, probably from Late Latin puncta 'hole made in something', from Latin pungere; PUNGENT]//
1 a round piece of rubber, wood etc used to close the top of a container:
2 BrE informal money given to someone secretly, and usually illegally, to make them do something:
bung 2 v [T always + adverb/preposition] BrE informal to put something somewhere quickly and carelessly// bung sth in/into etc sth// --Can you bung these clothes in the washing machine?// bung up [bung sth → up] phr v//
1 to block something, especially a hole:
2 be bunged up: to find it difficult to breathe because you have a cold//
bung at Indonesian => English Of Explained:
brother, buddy, fellow, mac
bung at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:
verb, noun
verb [VN +adv./prep.] (BrE, informal) to put or throw sth somewhere, carelessly and quickly:
Bung this in the bin, can you?
PHRASAL VERBS
bung sth up (with sth) [usually passive] to block sth:
My nose is all bunged up. * The drains are bunged up with dead leaves.
noun
1 a round piece of wood, rubber, etc. used for closing the hole in a container such as a BARREL or JAR
2 (BrE, informal) an amount of money that is given to sb to persuade them to do sth illegal
Bung at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:
Bung \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).
Bung \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 at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
bung
n : a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: {spile}]
v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the
waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: {tip}, {fee}]
2: close with a cork or stopper
bung at English (WD) Of Explained:
Inter: also » bụng
English
Inter: rfquot » ePronunciation
* Inter: rhymes » ʌŋEtymology 1
From Medieval Inter: etyl » nl Inter: term » bonge|lang=nl, Inter: term » bonne|lang=nl or Inter: term » bonghe|lang=nl||stopper, or perhaps from Inter: etyl » fr Inter: term » bonde|lang=fr, which may itself be either of Inter: etyl » gem|- origin, or from Inter: etyl » cel|- Inter: recons » bunda|lang=cel - either way probably from Inter: term » puncta||hole|lang=la, the feminine singular form of Inter: etyl » la Inter: term » punctus|lang=la, perfect passive participle of Inter: term » pungo|pungō|pierce into, prick|lang=la.Noun
Inter: en-nou » n|year=2006
|date=December 21
|author=Leader
|title=Poorly tackled
|work=the Guardian
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/dec/21/comment.football?INTCMP=SRCH
|page=
|passage=It is almost a year since Luton Town's manager, Mike Newell, decided that whistle-blowing was no longer the preserve of referees and went public about illegal bungs.
Translations
Inter: trans-top » stopper- Bulgarian: Inter: t+ » bg|канелка|f, Inter: t+ » bg|запушалка|f
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » cecum or anus of a slaughter animal
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-see » bribe
Verb
Inter: en-verb » bungs|bunging|bunged|bungedDerived terms
* bung it on Inter: pos_ » vTranslations
Inter: trans-top » to plugInter: trans-mi » d
- Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|tulpata
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » to heave
- Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|nakata
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » to batter
- Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|antaa turpaan
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » to pass a bribe
- Bulgarian: Inter: t+ » bg|подкупвам
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Etymology 2
From Inter: etyl » yxg|en Inter: term » bang||dead|lang=yxg.Adjective
Inter: en-adj » -Derived terms
* go bungReferences
* Inter: R:Online Etymology Dictionar » yAlbanian
Etymology
From Inter: etyl » sqj-pro|sq Inter: recons » bunga|lang=sqj-pro, from either (1) Inter: recons » bʰeh₂ǵnos|lang=sq, nasalized variant of Inter: etyl » ine-pro|sq Inter: recons » bʰeh₂ǵós|lang=ine-pro ‘beech’ (compare English Inter: term » beech|lang=en, Ancient Greek Inter: term » φηγός|tr=phēgós|lang=grc ‘oak’); or (2) earlier Inter: recons » bunka|lang=sqj-pro, from Inter: recons » bʰeu-n-iko|lang=sq, from Inter: etyl » ine-pro|sq Inter: recons » bʰew-|lang=ine-pro ‘to grow’ (compare Armenian Inter: term » բուն|tr=bun|lang=hy ‘tree trunk’, Dutch Inter: term » bonk|lang=nl ‘clump, lump’).Noun
Inter: sq-noun » mHypernyms
* Inter: l » sq|dushkCoordinate terms
* Inter: l » sq|ilqe, Inter: l » sq|lis, Inter: l » sq|qarr, Inter: l » sq|shpardhCategory: Category:sq:Plants -
Indonesian
Noun
Inter: id-nou » nSee also
* abangCategory: Category:Indonesian nouns -
Malay
Pronunciation
* Inter: a » Johor-Selangor Inter: IPA » /boŋ/|lang=ms- Inter: a » Riau-Lingga Inter: IPA » /bʊŋ/|lang=ms
- Inter: rhymes » boŋ|oŋ|lang=ms
Noun
Inter: head » ms|noun
Synonyms
* Inter: l » ms|abang (Inter: l » ms|bang)Category: Category:ms:Family -
Tok Pisin
Verb
Inter: head » tpi|verb|Derived terms
* bungimInter: LDL » tpi
Translation: et » bung
Translation: es » bung
Translation: eo » bung
Translation: fa » bung
Translation: fr » bung
Translation: ko » bung
Translation: io » bung
Translation: id » bung
Translation: kn » bung
Translation: mg » bung
Translation: my » bung
Translation: pl » bung
Translation: sq » bung
Translation: ta » bung
Translation: te » bung
Translation: tr » bung
Translation: vi » bung
Translation: zh » bung
bụng at English (WD) Of Explained:
Inter: also » bung
Vietnamese
Noun
Inter: vi-nou » nCategory: Category:vi:Anatomy -
Inter: attention » vi
Translation: fr » bụng
Translation: ko » bụng
Translation: hu » bụng
Translation: mg » bụng
Translation: fj » bụng
Translation: pl » bụng
Translation: vi » bụng
Translation: zh » bụng