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bung

2 verb
     
bung2 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] British English informal
to put something somewhere quickly and carelessly
bung something in/into etc something
Can you bung these clothes in the washing machine?

bung something ↔ up

phrasal verb
1 to block something, especially a hole
2

be bunged up

MI to find it difficult to breathe because you have a cold
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