Bung - English meaning

noun

A kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a peak.

Usage examples:

A man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap

verb

Short for percussion cap.

noun

Short for capitalization.

Usage examples:

Mid-cap companies

noun

A buoyant light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak.

Usage examples:

Vinyl-coated cork is practical as a floor covering

verb

Close or seal (a bottle) with a cork.

Usage examples:

The bottles were tightly corked and wired

proper noun

A port town in the south of the republic of ireland, on the river lee; population 190,384 (2006).

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

noun

A removable or hinged cover for the top of a container.

Usage examples:

A dustbin lid

noun

A movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.

noun

A cover that can be lifted up or removed from a container

noun

A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.

Usage examples:

Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb

Short for fireplug.

noun

A device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them.

Usage examples:

Attach a draught seal to the door itself

verb

Fasten or close securely.

Usage examples:

He folded it, sealed the envelope, and walked to the postbox

noun

A fish-eating aquatic mammal with a streamlined body and feet developed as flippers, that returns to land to breed or rest.

Usage examples:

Others suggest that marine species were derived at least twice, with one lineage leading to the sea…

noun

A small peg or plug, especially for insertion into the vent of a cask.

Usage examples:

The spigot stem had an annular cutting edge to cut a cylindrical plug out of the bung or stopper by…

noun

A device used to control a flow of liquid, esp. from a container or pipe

Usage examples:

Fig. when an industry decides to lobby congress, the money spigot is always open.

noun

A small wooden peg or spigot for stopping a cask.

Usage examples:

Before beginning, sterilize both the spile and the jug with boiling water.

verb

Broach (a cask) with a peg in order to draw off liquid.

Usage examples:

Well, firstly i'm still adamant that you can't beat a pint of cask-conditioned ale, properly tapped…

noun

A small piece of wood that is used to control the amount of gas in a barrel (= large container) of beer

Usage examples:

A small wooden peg called a spile is knocked into the top of the barrel., when fermentation starts …

noun

A plug for sealing a hole, especially in the neck of a bottle or other container.

Usage examples:

Marie shredded the book's pages, enclosed the shreds within gel capsules, put the capsules inside a…

verb

Use a stopper to seal (a bottle or other container).

Usage examples:

Stopper the jug with a cork

noun

A round object that fits into or covers a hole, such as in a sink, to prevent liquids from escaping it

Usage examples:

A rubber sink stopper

noun

A stopper or plug.

Usage examples:

The advantage of a bottle stopple is that it will require less copper during the cleaning process.

verb

Seal with a stopper.

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

adjective

Highest in position, rank, or degree.

Usage examples:

The top button of his shirt

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

Usage examples:

Losses are expected to top £100 m this year