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- [buhng]
- /bʌŋ/
- /bʌŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhng]
- /bʌŋ/
Definitions of bunged word
- noun bunged a stopper for the opening of a cask. 1
- noun bunged a bunghole. 1
- verb with object bunged to beat; bruise; maul (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object bunged British Slang. to throw or shove carelessly or violently; sling. 1
- verb bunged simple past tense and past participle of bung. 0
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Origin of bunged
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English bunge < Middle Dutch bonge stopper
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Parts of speech for Bunged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bunged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bunged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bunged
verb bunged
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- lob — Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
- impel — to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- shy — bashful; retiring.
noun bunged
- twirl — to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
- flip — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
Antonyms for bunged
verb bunged
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
Top questions with bunged
- what does bunged mean?
- how to get rid of a bunged up nose?
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