how to pronounce bung
/bʌŋ/
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bung is pronounced in one syllable
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An example use of bung in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… cut is an unacceptable bung or one day …”
meanings of bung
noun:
- A bribe.
- A cecum or anus, especially of a slaughter animal.
- A purse.
- A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
- A sharper or pickpocket.
- The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.
verb:
- To put or throw somewhere without care; to chuck.
- To plug, as with a bung.
- To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell.
- To pass a bribe.
adjective:
- Broken, not in working order.
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