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bung

[buhng] / bʌŋ /


NOUN
stopper
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The CAA's Nicholson says "the most important thing is to bung it in water and cool it down," though some airlines did use specialised containment devices.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Lemish, like Kramer, is a diva, always ready to pull the bung from his emotions.

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2020

They never knocked the bung out of the beer keg or danced a polka.

From Washington Post ● May 20, 2019

These all-day affairs see men and women break down pigs and use every last part, from the blood to the bung.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

With trembling lips she said, “And even if we had found the bung, we’d never’ve took it out! It was just a joke. We wouldn’t’ ve sunk it, never!”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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