/ bʌŋ; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb , adjective
[ vn + adv. / prep. ] ( BrE , informal ) to put or throw sth somewhere, carelessly and quickly :
Bung this in the bin, can you?
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PHRASAL VERBS
- bung sth up (with sth)
■ noun
1.
a round piece of wood, rubber, etc. used for closing the hole in a container such as a barrel or jar
2.
( BrE , informal ) an amount of money that is given to sb to persuade them to do sth illegal
■ adjective
( AustralE , NZE , informal ) broken
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WORD ORIGIN
noun sense 1 late Middle English : from Middle Dutch bonghe (noun).
verb and noun sense 2 early 19th cent.: symbolic; the noun sense dates from the 1950s.