bung : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bung	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for bung
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bung n a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: bung, spile] v give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" Synonym(s): tip, fee, bung close with a cork or stopper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bung \Bung\, 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. 2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole. 3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low] You filthy bung, away. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. {To bung up}, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low] He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years. --Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote).