verb, noun
verb [VN+adv./prep.] (BrE, informal) to put or throw sth somewhere, carelessly and quickly:
Bung this in the bin, can you?
PHRASALVERBS
bung sth up (with sth) [usuallypassive] to block sth:
My nose is all bunged up. * The drains are bunged up with dead leaves.
Part of speech: noun
1 a round piece of wood, rubber, etc. used for closing the hole in a container such as a BARREL or JAR
2 (BrE, informal) an amount of money that is given to sb to persuade them to do sth illegal
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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