bung
/bʌŋ/
noun
- A stopper or plug used to close the hole in a barrel or container.
- The old wooden bung had swollen and was hard to remove.
- He pulled the bung from the wine barrel to let it breathe.
- She replaced the bung in the water jug to keep it from spilling.
verb
- To close or seal with a bung or stopper.
- They bung the barrel tightly to prevent leaks.
- Make sure you bung the bottle before shaking it.
- The cooper bunged the cask with a fresh cork.
- To throw or toss something carelessly or forcefully.
- Just bung the laundry in the basket for now.
- He bunged his bag into the corner of the room.
- She bunged the ball over the fence by accident.