1. A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
   "He hammered the bung into the whiskey barrel";
   - spile
    
2. [Brit, informal] Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt their judgment
   "The official was caught accepting a bung to approve the building permit";
   - bribe, payoff, kickback [informal], backhander [Brit, informal]

1. Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
   "He bunged the porter a few dollars";
   - tip, fee
    
2. Close with a cork or stopper
   "He bunged the barrel of wine"
    
3. [Brit, informal] Put, throw
   "bung it in the cupboard"

Derived forms: bungs, bunging, bunged

Type of: close, gift, give, payment, plug, present, shut, stopper, stopple

Part of: barrel, cask

Encyclopedia: Bung, Nepal