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Bung n.
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.
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).
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bung
n : a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: spile]
v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the
waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee]
2: close with a cork or stopper