bung
part of speech
noun (a bung, bungs); verb (bung, bungs, bunged, bunging)
meaning for a pupil
1) A stopper or plug that closes a hole in a barrel, bottle or sink. tree →
2) (verb, UK, informal) To put or throw something somewhere quickly and carelessly: «just bung it in the bag». tree →
3) (verb) To block something up: «my nose is all bunged up». tree →
4) (noun, UK, slang) A bribe: money given secretly to get an unfair advantage. tree →
5) (Australia, informal) «Go bung» means break down or stop working. tree →
sense in the lessons
Very common in British and Australian everyday speech: «bung the kettle on», «bung it in the oven». With a cold, your nose is bunged up. In news, a «bung» is a secret payment, especially in sport.
examples
- Bung your coat on the chair. tree →
- Can you bung the pizza in the oven? tree →
- My nose is all bunged up with a cold. tree →
- Put the bung back in the barrel. tree →
- The football agent was accused of taking a bung. tree →
- The old telly's gone bung again (Australia). tree →
- Don't stand there like a ridiculous oaf, for I must go back again directly to my bung and my cask." tree →
note
Informal in senses 2–5. Regular verb: bunged. In formal writing say put, throw, block, bribe.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bung» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.