bungee
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈbʌn.dʒi/
:
cuerda elástica
- The bungee cord securely held the items in place during the road trip.
- bungee jumping
- a bungee cord
We're pulling stuff off the top, stuff out of the back, little bungee straps.
- We're pulling stuff off the top, stuff out of the back, little bungee straps.
- This is a popular thing amongst gamers helps you to manage your cable stay nimble just with the the bungee on it it's adjustable.
- Goes diagonal and you can cinch it with this bungee cord here.
- More like cargo pants like I do think that a lot of cargo pants have bungee cords for adjustments.
- There's something about flying on a fucking bird into no man's land, fucking take it off your fucking bungee and walking out to complete silence.
- And so that's, that's why they, they exercise like two to four hours a day on those treadmills with the bungee cords.
Examples
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The vehicle is then placed in front of a testing block, which is attached to a bungee cord under the track.
Academic text (2009) -
Kyle exhales, takes the bomb and, with Danny holding it, carefully restrings the bungee.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm going to hold on to it with a bungee cord on both sides.
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The police had a bungee cord holding the hood down on the front of the truck.
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200 feet of open air, the bungee cord pays out fast!
Fiction book (1996) -
Promise me you'll never go bungee jumping in Mexico, okay?
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Bungee-jumping is just too dangerous a sport.
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Prior to flying halfway across the world, I knew bungee jumping was on the itinerary.
Blog text (31) -
You can do this with elastic or a bungee or even just a regular ponytail holder.
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The bride has belted her train around her waist with a knotted yellow bungee cord.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
614
1.0
A thick strong cord made by twisting fibers used for tying or pulling
176
1.0
A thin, flexible length of twisted fibers used for tying things
107
1.0
A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together
3
3.7
An elastic rope with hooks that holds things in place, like luggage
Compounds
11
3.5
Jumping from a high place while attached to a long stretchy cord that stops you falling
How Elastic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bungee comes from an old informal English word for a strong, stretchy cord, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'bounce' or 'spring' because a bungee stretches and then springs back, which is why we use a bungee to hold things or for bungee jumping.