bung out

verb

To throw away (something); to dispose of or get rid of.

“Just bung it out in the trash can.”

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Meanings

verbbung out (third-person singular simple present bungs out, present participle bunging out, simple past and past participle bunged out)

present singular third person bungs out · participle present bunging out · participle past bunged out · past bunged out

  1. AustraliaUKliterallytransitiveTo throw away (something); to dispose of or get rid of.

    Just bung it out in the trash can.

  2. USintransitiveslangusuallyTo protrude or bulge.

    Synonyms: bug out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo protrude or bulge.

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bug out

Origin

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

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APA

bung out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bung%20out

MLA

“bung out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bung%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bung out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bung%20out.

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