bung

bung is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.
2. noun. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.
3. noun. A sharper or pickpocket.
4. transitive verb. To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up.
5. noun. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

   Synonyms: spile

6. verb. close with a cork or stopper
7. verb. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

   "Remember to tip the waiter"

   "fee the steward"

   Synonyms: fee, tip

Synonyms

spile, fee, tip

Common word forms

bungs, bunged, bunger, bunging

Words from these letters

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