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Bung — ist der Name folgender Personen: Bung Karno, Beiname des indonesischen Staatspräsidenten Sukarno Stefanie Bung (* 1978), deutsche Politikerin Bung ist der Name einer nicht klassifizierten afrikanischen Sprache, siehe Bung (Sprache) Siehe auch:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] {To bung up}, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bung — Ⅰ. bung [1] ► NOUN ▪ a stopper for a hole in a container. ► VERB 1) close with a bung. 2) (bung up) block up. ORIGIN Dutch bonghe. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
Bung — (b[u^]ng), 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bung — mid 15c., from M.Du. bonge stopper; or perhaps from Fr. bonde bung, bunghole (15c.), which may be of Germanic origin, or it may be from Gaul. bunda (Cf. O.Ir. bonn, Gael. bonn, Welsh bon base, sole of the foot ). It is possible that either or… … Etymology dictionary
bung — [buŋ] n. [ME bunge < MDu bonge] 1. a cork or other stopper for the hole in a barrel, cask, or keg 2. a bunghole vt. 1. to close (a bunghole) with a stopper 2. to close as with a bung; stop up 3. [prob. infl. by … English World dictionary
Bung. — Bung., bei naturwissenschaftlichen Namen Abkürzung für A. v. Bunge (s.d. 2) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
bung — UK US /bʌŋ/ noun [C] UK INFORMAL ► a payment made to someone to persuade them to do something, usually something dishonest; a bribe: »The politician denied taking bungs … Financial and business terms
Bung — For other uses, see Bung (disambiguation). A jug with a cork bung. A bung is truncated cylindrical or conical closure to seal a container, such as a bottle, tube or barrel. Unlike a lid which encloses a container from the outside with … Wikipedia
bung — I. /bʌŋ / (say bung) noun 1. a stopper, as for the hole of a cask. 2. → bunghole. 3. Colloquial a memo to an employee, especially of a government department, calling attention to a breach of regulations. –verb (t) 4. Also, bung up. to close up… …
