Bung — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊplɐsti/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌŋ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊplɐsti/.

Examples

Remember to tip the waiter
fee the steward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fee spile tip

Parts of Speech

noun	a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
verb	give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on “Remember to tip the waiter”
verb	close with a cork or stopper

Word Forms

bung	verb	close with a cork or stopper
tip	noun	a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
tipper	noun	a person who leaves a tip
bung	noun	a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spund

ein Stopfen, der zum Verschließen eines Lochs in einem Fass oder einer Flasche verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

bonde

un bouchon utilisé pour fermer un trou dans un baril ou un flacon

🇪🇸Spanish

bitoque

un tapón utilizado para cerrar un agujero en un barril o matraz

🇮🇹Italian

tappo

un tappo utilizzato per chiudere un foro in una botte o una fiaschetta

🇳🇱Dutch

stop

een plug die wordt gebruikt om een gat in een vat of fles af te dichten

🇵🇹Portuguese

rolha

um tampão usado para fechar um buraco em um barril ou frasco

🇷🇺Russian

пробка

пробка, используемая для закрытия отверстия в бочке или колбе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डाट

एक प्लग जिसका उपयोग बैरल या फ्लास्क में छेद बंद करने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বাং

একটি প্লাগ ব্যারেল বা ফ্লাস্কের একটি গর্ত বন্ধ করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பங்

ஒரு பீப்பாய் அல்லது குடுவையில் ஒரு துளையை மூடுவதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு பிளக்

🇮🇳Telugu

బుంగ్

బారెల్ లేదా ఫ్లాస్క్‌లోని రంధ్రం మూసివేయడానికి ఉపయోగించే ప్లగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

बंग

बॅरल किंवा फ्लास्कमधील छिद्र बंद करण्यासाठी वापरलेला प्लग

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંગ

બેરલ અથવા ફ્લાસ્કમાં છિદ્ર બંધ કરવા માટે વપરાતો પ્લગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಗ್

ಬ್ಯಾರೆಲ್ ಅಥವಾ ಫ್ಲಾಸ್ಕ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ರಂಧ್ರವನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಪ್ಲಗ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബംഗ്

ഒരു ബാരലിലോ ഫ്ലാസ്കിലോ ഒരു ദ്വാരം അടയ്ക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്ലഗ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

塞子

用于封闭桶或烧瓶上孔的塞子

🇯🇵Japanese

ブング

樽またはフラスコの穴を閉じるために使用されるプラグ

🇰🇷Korean

마개

통이나 플라스크의 구멍을 막는 데 사용되는 플러그

🇹🇭Thai

บึง

ปลั๊กที่ใช้ปิดรูในถังหรือขวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sumbat

sumbat yang digunakan untuk menutup lubang pada tong atau labu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كدر

سدادة تستخدم لإغلاق ثقب في البرميل أو القارورة

🇮🇷Persian

بانگ

پلاگینی که برای بستن سوراخ در بشکه یا فلاسک استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tıpa

bir fıçı veya şişedeki deliği kapatmak için kullanılan bir tıkaç

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּקָק

פקק המשמש לסגירת חור בחבית או בבקבוק

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