~ 1
■ noun a stopper for a hole in a container.
■ verb close with a ~.
↘( ~ something up ) block something up.
Origin
ME: from MDu. bonghe (n.).
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~ 2 Brit.
informal
■ verb put or throw (something) somewhere carelessly or casually.
■ noun a bribe.
Origin
C19: symbolic; the noun sense dates from the 1950s.
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~ 3
■ adjective Austral./NZ informal
1》 ruined or useless.
2》 dated dead.
Phrases
go ~ fail completely or die.
Origin
C19 (orig. Austral. pidgin): from Yagara (an extinct Aborig. lang.).