Definition of BUNG

bung

Plural: bungs

Noun

  • a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
  • A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
  • The cecum or anus, especially of livestock.
  • The human anus.
  • A bribe.
  • The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bung-hole.
  • A sharper or pickpocket.
  • The landlord of a public house.
  • A purse.

Verb

Verb Forms: bunged, bunging, bungs

  • To plug or stop up a hole with a cork or stopper.
  • give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
  • close with a cork or stopper
  • To plug, as with a bung.
  • To put, throw, or place something without care; to chuck.
  • To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell.
  • To pass a bribe to (someone).

Adj

  • Broken, not in working order; damaged; injured.

Examples

  • He tried to BUNG up the opponent’s access to the triple word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Dutch bonge, bonne or bonghe (“stopper”), or perhaps from French bonde, which may itself be either of Germanic origin or from Proto-Celtic *bunda—either way probably from puncta (“hole”), the feminine singular form of Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“pierce into, prick”).

Synonyms

fee, spile, tip

Scrabble Score: 7

bung: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bung: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bung: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

bung: valid Words With Friends Word