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bung out en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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, of eyes, slang, usually) To protrude or bulge.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bungs out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bunged out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bunged out Tense=Past lexicographic
bunging out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

bug out