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bunged up

bunged up is the simple past and past participle of bung up.

Adjective

bunged up (comparative more bunged up, superlative most bunged up)

  1. (UK, informal) Having a blocked nose; congested.
  2. (Canada, informal) Constipated.

Meaning of bung up

Verb

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

  1. (New Zealand, UK) To close (an opening) with a cork, cork-like object or other improvised obstruction.
    • He used a piece of putty to temporarily bung up the leaking gutter.
  2. (New Zealand, UK) To block or obstruct (an opening or passage).
    • The fallen leaves were bunging up the drain.
  3. (obsolete, slang) To use up, as by bruising or overexertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action.
    • He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years.1612, Thomas Shelton (translator), he History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-Errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha (originally by Miguel de Cervantes)

Forms of bunged up

comparativemore bunged up
superlativemost bunged up

Questions about bunged up

What does bunged up mean?
Bunged up means having a blocked nose; congested.
What is bunged up the simple past and past participle of?
Bunged up is the simple past and past participle of bung up.
What part of speech is bunged up?
Bunged up is an adjective.

Words near bunged up in the dictionary

  1. Bunge
  2. bunged
  3. bunged it on
  4. bunged on
  5. bunged out
  6. bunged up
  7. bungee
  8. bungee cord
  9. bungee cords
  10. bungee jump
  11. bungee jumped

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