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bung out

bung out verb: to throw away (something); to dispose of or get rid of.

Verb

bung out (third-person singular simple present bungs out, present participle bunging out, simple past and past participle bunged out)

  1. (Australia, UK, literally, transitive) To throw away (something); to dispose of or get rid of.
    • Just bung it out in the trash can.
  2. (US, intransitive, slang, usually) To protrude or bulge.
    Synonyms:
    bug out

Synonyms of bung out

Forms of bung out

third-person singular presentbungs out
present participlebunging out
past participlebunged out
pastbunged out

Origin of bung out

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

Questions about bung out

What does bung out mean?
Bung out means to throw away (something); to dispose of or get rid of.
What part of speech is bung out?
Bung out is a verb.
What is the past tense of bung out?
The past tense of bung out is bunged out.

Words near bung out in the dictionary

  1. Bung Bong
  2. bung eye
  3. bung eyes
  4. bung it on
  5. bung on
  6. bung out
  7. bung up
  8. bung-full
  9. bung-hole
  10. bung-holed
  11. bung-holes

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