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# bung

noun (a bung, bungs); verb (bung, bungs, bunged, bunging)

«bung» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A stopper or plug that closes a hole in a barrel, bottle or sink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#m1)
2. (verb, UK, informal) To put or throw something somewhere quickly and carelessly: «just bung it in the bag». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#m2)
3. (verb) To block something up: «my nose is all bunged up». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#m3)
4. (noun, UK, slang) A bribe: money given secretly to get an unfair advantage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#m4)
5. (Australia, informal) «Go bung» means break down or stop working. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#m5)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#x1)
- Can you bung the pizza in the oven? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#x2)
- My nose is all bunged up with a cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#x3)
- Put the bung back in the barrel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#x4)
- The football agent was accused of taking a bung. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#x5)
- The old telly's gone bung again (Australia). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#x6)
- Don't stand there like a ridiculous oaf, for I must go back again directly to my bung and my cask." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/#x7)

### Note

Informal in senses 2–5. Regular verb: bunged. In formal writing say put, throw, block, bribe.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bung» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bung/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bung» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bung.html) on Mova free.