Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bung out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
bung out
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To throw away (something); to dispose of or get rid of.

Australian usage; British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To protrude or bulge.

American usage; Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Phrasal verb made up of bung (plug, drainstopper) + out (away, toward the outside). Comparable to unplug in form.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bungs out (present, singular) bunging out (participle, present) bunged out (participle, past) bunged out (past)

Synonyms

bug out

Questions

What does bung out mean?
To throw away (something); to dispose of or get rid of.
Where does bung out come from?
Phrasal verb made up of bung (plug, drainstopper) + out (away, toward the outside). Comparable to unplug in form.

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