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bungs
We have found lemma(root) word of bungs : bung.
Definitions
[bʌŋ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a stopper for closing a hole in a container
Phrases:
- bung it on
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch bonghe (noun)
[bʌŋ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- block something by overfilling it
(e.g: you let vegetable peelings bung the sink up)
- close with a stopper
(e.g: the casks are bunged before delivery)
Phrases:
- bung it on
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch bonghe (noun)
[bʌŋ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put or throw (something) somewhere in a careless or casual way
(e.g: fill out the reply-paid card and bung it in the post)
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 19th century: symbolic; the noun sense dates from the 1950s
[bʌŋ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a bribe
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 19th century: symbolic; the noun sense dates from the 1950s
[bʌŋ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- broken down, ruined, or useless
(e.g: I've been in bed all day with a bung neck)
- dead
Phrases:
- go bung
Origin
:
mid 19th century (originally Australian pidgin): from Yagara (an extinct Aboriginal language)
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