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Bung up

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To close (an opening) with a cork, cork-like object or other improvised obstruction. British, New-Zealand

    "He used a piece of putty to temporarily bung up the leaking gutter."

  2. 2
    To block or obstruct (an opening or passage). British, New-Zealand

    "The fallen leaves were bunging up the drain."

  3. 3
    To use up, as by bruising or overexertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action. obsolete, slang

    "He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years."

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