bung

1 of 2

noun

ˈbəŋ 

1

: the stopper especially in the bunghole of a cask

also : bunghole

2

: the cecum or anus especially of a slaughtered animal

bung

2 of 2

verb

bunged; bunging; bungs

transitive verb

1

: to plug with or as if with a bung

2

British : throw sense 1

Synonyms

Verb

• block
• dam
• fill
• pack
• plug
• stop
• stuff

Examples of bung in a Sentence

Noun

thousands of pounds in illegal bungs

Verb

we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This is Boris Johnson, who in 2014, when mayor of London, took a bung (as football coaches would say) of £160,000 from Lubov Chernukhin, whom one scarcely needs to label, so that Mrs. Chernukhin could play a game of tennis with the mayor. —Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 13 Mar. 2022

Another side effect, beer farts, might earn you an offer for a bung — the large cork that seals a cask’s bunghole to allow beer to ferment properly. —Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2013

Lemish, like Kramer, is a diva, always ready to pull the bung from his emotions. —Dwight Garner, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2020

Two grandkids were up by the windshield, crammed in front of blue drums of gas, with gas pooled around the bungs and more tanks in the stern leaking gas. —Seth Kantner, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Oct. 2019

Indiana State Fair food Here are 22 new food items coming to the fair: American Hero – A soft bung hosting a meat trio of Virginia ham, salami and pepperoni. —Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2019

Prosecutors allege that Mazzacurati presided over a consortium where the original aim of saving Venice seems to have been forgotten amid bungs to political parties and cronies. —Manfred Manera, Newsweek, 18 July 2014

Johnson had removed the drum’s bung, which is like a cap, and car wash polish erupted on the left side of his face, according to the incident report. —Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2017

Never apply heat to an empty drum when the caps and bungs aren't removed. —jsonline.com, 13 Dec. 2017

Verb

Two romantic songs are bunged in, perhaps to give Triptii Dimri something to do; otherwise, she is mostly tasked with looking lovely. —Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024

And each subsequent image bunged into the algorithm could be used to lower the overall noise level. —WIRED, 19 Mar. 2023

Instead of lubricating profits, however, Canada’s tar sands are bunged-up with protests against new pipelines. —The Economist, 27 Feb. 2020

Stuff that today’s parents would get all bunged up about – no bike helmets, no seat belts, roaming free all day through wood and dale with only a dime for emergency calls – were just part of regular ol’ parenting. —Jill Hamilton, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Middle Dutch bonne, bonghe

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bung

• bung up

Rhymes for bung

• bling
• clung
• dung
• flung
• fung
• hung
• lung
• rung
• slung
• sprung
• strung
• stung

Kids Definition

bung

1 of 2 noun

ˈbəŋ 

1

: the stopper in the bunghole of a barrel

2

: bunghole

bung

2 of 2 verb

: to plug with or as if with a bung