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bung out

C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To throw something away or kick someone out.

Literal meaning: To plug or push something outward.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

(Australian/British informal) To throw something away or dispose of it.

"I bunged out all the old magazines that had been piling up in the garage."

Grammar: separable
2 C1 informal

(Australian/British informal) To forcefully remove or eject someone from a place.

"The bouncer bunged out a few troublemakers who wouldn't stop arguing."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Used informally in Australian English. Less common than 'throw out' or 'chuck out' but understood in context. Can refer to discarding objects or removing people from a place.

Commonly used with

rubbish junk tenant customer old stuff

Forms

Base
bung out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bungs out
he/she/it
Past simple
bunged out
yesterday
Past participle
bunged out
have + pp
-ing form
bunging out
continuous

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