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dung

 (dŭng)
n.
1.
a. The excrement of animals.
b. Manure.
2. Something foul or abhorrent.
tr.v. dunged, dung·ing, dungs
To fertilize (land) with manure.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
dung′y adj.
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dung

(dʌŋ)
n
1. (Zoology)
a. excrement, esp of animals; manure
b. (as modifier): dung cart.
2. something filthy
vb
(Agriculture) (tr) to cover (ground) with manure
[Old English: prison; related to Old High German tunc cellar roofed with dung, Old Norse dyngja manure heap]
ˈdungy adj
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dung

(dʌŋ)

n.
1. excrement; manure.
v.t.
2. to cover (ground) with dung.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English; c. Old Frisian dung, Middle Dutch dung(e), Old High German tunga manuring]
dung′y, adj.
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dung


Past participle: dunged
Gerund: dunging

Imperative
dung
dung
Present
I dung
you dung
he/she/it dungs
we dung
you dung
they dung
Preterite
I dunged
you dunged
he/she/it dunged
we dunged
you dunged
they dunged
Present Continuous
I am dunging
you are dunging
he/she/it is dunging
we are dunging
you are dunging
they are dunging
Present Perfect
I have dunged
you have dunged
he/she/it has dunged
we have dunged
you have dunged
they have dunged
Past Continuous
I was dunging
you were dunging
he/she/it was dunging
we were dunging
you were dunging
they were dunging
Past Perfect
I had dunged
you had dunged
he/she/it had dunged
we had dunged
you had dunged
they had dunged
Future
I will dung
you will dung
he/she/it will dung
we will dung
you will dung
they will dung
Future Perfect
I will have dunged
you will have dunged
he/she/it will have dunged
we will have dunged
you will have dunged
they will have dunged
Future Continuous
I will be dunging
you will be dunging
he/she/it will be dunging
we will be dunging
you will be dunging
they will be dunging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dunging
you have been dunging
he/she/it has been dunging
we have been dunging
you have been dunging
they have been dunging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dunging
you will have been dunging
he/she/it will have been dunging
we will have been dunging
you will have been dunging
they will have been dunging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dunging
you had been dunging
he/she/it had been dunging
we had been dunging
you had been dunging
they had been dunging
Conditional
I would dung
you would dung
he/she/it would dung
we would dung
you would dung
they would dung
Past Conditional
I would have dunged
you would have dunged
he/she/it would have dunged
we would have dunged
you would have dunged
they would have dunged
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dung - fecal matter of animalsdung - fecal matter of animals    
droppings, muck
buffalo chip, cow chip, cow dung, chip - a piece of dried bovine dung
coprolite - fossil excrement; petrified dung
faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
pigeon droppings - droppings of pigeons
cow pie, cowpie - fecal matter of a cow
Verb1.dung - fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land"
fertilize, fertilise, feed - provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
2.dung - defecate; used of animals
ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, stool, make - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

dung

noun manure, compost, fertilizer, droppings, muck, excrement, ordure two ox-carts laden with dung
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
رَوْث، بَعْر الحَيوانات
hnůj
møgnaturgødninggødning
lannoittaalanta
trágya
mykja, taî, skítur
mėšlas
mēslimēslojums
hnoj

dung

[dʌŋ]
A. N [of horse, camel etc] → excrementos mpl; (as manure) → estiércol m
B. CPD dung beetle N → escarabajo m pelotero
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dung

[ˈdʌŋ] n [animal] → fumier m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dung

n → Dung m; (of birds) → Dreck m; (Agr: = manure) → Mist m, → Dünger m
vt field → düngen, misten

dung

:
dung beetle
n → Mistkäfer m
dung cart
n → Mistkarren m

dung

:
dung fork
n → Mistgabel f
dung heap, dunghill
n → Mist- or Dunghaufen m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dung

[dʌŋ] n (of horse, cow) → sterco; (as manure) → letame m, concime m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dung

(daŋ) noun
the waste matter passed out of an animal's body, especially when used as manure.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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