Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Bung — ist der Name folgender Personen: Bung Karno, Beiname des indonesischen Staatspräsidenten Sukarno Stefanie Bung (* 1978), deutsche Politikerin Bung ist der Name einer nicht klassifizierten afrikanischen Sprache, siehe Bung (Sprache) Siehe auch:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bung — Ⅰ. bung [1] ► NOUN ▪ a stopper for a hole in a container. ► VERB 1) close with a bung. 2) (bung up) block up. ORIGIN Dutch bonghe. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bung — [buŋ] n. [ME bunge < MDu bonge] 1. a cork or other stopper for the hole in a barrel, cask, or keg 2. a bunghole vt. 1. to close (a bunghole) with a stopper 2. to close as with a bung; stop up 3. [prob. infl. by … English World dictionary
Bung. — Bung., bei naturwissenschaftlichen Namen Abkürzung für A. v. Bunge (s.d. 2) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
bung — index shut, stem (check) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bung — UK US /bʌŋ/ noun [C] UK INFORMAL ► a payment made to someone to persuade them to do something, usually something dishonest; a bribe: »The politician denied taking bungs … Financial and business terms
Bung — For other uses, see Bung (disambiguation). A jug with a cork bung. A bung is truncated cylindrical or conical closure to seal a container, such as a bottle, tube or barrel. Unlike a lid which encloses a container from the outside with … Wikipedia
bung — I. /bʌŋ / (say bung) noun 1. a stopper, as for the hole of a cask. 2. → bunghole. 3. Colloquial a memo to an employee, especially of a government department, calling attention to a breach of regulations. –verb (t) 4. Also, bung up. to close up… …
