3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bung \Bung\ (b[u^]ng), 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole. [1913 Webster] 3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low] [1913 Webster] You filthy bung, away. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] {To bung up}, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low] [1913 Webster] He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years. --Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote). [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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
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