bung up

Plug the opening

Bung up means to block, clog, or stop up an opening.

A drain gets bunged up with hair; a cold bungs up your nose.

In British usage, it also means to damage or bruise: I bunged up my knee playing football.

The phrase suggests something rendered temporarily unusable or obstructed.

block

clog

Block or wooden shoe

  • obstructBlock or hinder passage
  • sealAuthentication stamp or mark
  • stopCease all motion

jam · choke · occlude · dam · fill · close · congest · stuff · cork · stopper

injure

bruise

Discolored tissue injury

wound · scrape · cut · graze · swell · black eye · contusion · sore · tender · swollen

repair

patch

Material covering damage

  • fixRepair or solution
  • mendRestore after damage
  • sealAuthentication stamp or mark

cover · bodge · cobble together · make do · temporary fix · stopgap · quick fix · putty · filler · improvise

Opposites
opening vs. sealing

bung upuncork

Remove bottle's seal

unplug · unseal · open · unstop · unblock

damage vs. repair

bung upfix

Repair or solution

repair · mend · heal · restore · patch up

Family

up, plug, bung, bungs, bunged, bunging

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