Antonyms for bung up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : buhng
Phonetic Transcription : bʌŋ


Definition of bung up

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "large stopper for a cask," from Middle Dutch bonge "stopper;" or perhaps from French bonde "bung, bunghole" (15c.), which may be of Germanic origin (or the Germanic words may be borrowed from Romanic), or it may be from Gaulish *bunda (cf. Old Irish bonn, Gaelic bonn, Welsh bon "base, sole of the foot"). It is possible that either or both of these sources is ultimately from Latin puncta in the sense of "hole." Transferred to the cask-mouth itself (also bung-hole) from 1570s.
  • As in mistreat : verb treat badly or wrongly
  • As in abuse : verb physically hurt or injure
  • As in manhandle : verb push
  • As in bruise : verb break blood vessel; discolor
Example sentences :
  • Let it ferment a day or two; then bung up the cask, and you may bottle the beer the next day.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • After remaining a few weeks, rack off and bung up closely in clean casks.
  • Extract from : « The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) » by Mrs. F.L. Gillette
  • They only bung up the volcano; the best step is to cure the blood, otherwise it will break out somewhere else.
  • Extract from : « Boating » by W. B. Woodgate
  • Stir them well together; bung up the vessel close for a month; then bottle it.
  • Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury
  • Before you bung up close, you may add one pint of brandy at pleasure.
  • Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury

Synonyms for bung up

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