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    dung
    /dʌŋ/

    noun

    • 1. the excrement of animals; manure.

    verb

    • 1. drop or spread dung on (a piece of ground).

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUNG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DUNG definition: 1. solid waste from animals, especially cattle and horses 2. solid waste from animals, especially…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dungDung Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : the feces of an animal : manure. 2. : something repulsive. dungy. ˈdəŋ-ē. adjective. dung. 2 of 2. verb. dunged; dunging; dungs. transitive verb. : to fertilize or dress with manure. intransitive verb. : defecate. Synonyms. Noun. dirt. doo-doo. dropping. excrement. excreta. feces. ordure. poop. scat.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dungDung - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Dung is a tidy word for an untidy substance — animal poop. When farmers talk about cow dung or chicken dung, they'll probably call it manure instead. Some dung causes problems, like the runoff of pig dung into lakes and rivers, while other dung is used to help fertilize vegetable gardens.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUNG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    dung. Compost is like dung – full of nutrients for the soil. Maybe someone you know uses elephant dung to grow their flowers or food! These animals also eat grass, so their dung is good for the soil. Zoos sell the dung of elephants, giraffes, and rhinoceroses to farmers.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUNG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Dung is faeces from animals, especially from large animals such as cattle and horses. Workers at the zoo are refusing to collect animal dung in a protest over wages. American English : dung / ˈdʌŋ /

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdung noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of dung noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › dung_n1dung, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. I. Compost, manure, and related senses. I.1.a. Old English–. Organic matter (such as rotted plant material or the excrement and soiled litter of farm animals) spread on or mixed with soil to make it more fertile, or used to feed or mulch plants; manure, compost.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › dungdung - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    3 days ago · dung (countable and uncountable, plural dungs) (uncountable) Manure; animal excrement. Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. Poor Tom, that eats the swimming frog, the toad, the todpole, the wall-newt, and the water; that in the fury of his heart, when the foul fiend rages, eats cow- for sallets; swallows the old rat and ...

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › dungDung - definition of dung by The Free Dictionary

    Define dung. dung synonyms, dung pronunciation, dung translation, English dictionary definition of dung. n. 1. a. The excrement of animals. b. Manure. 2. Something foul or abhorrent. tr.v. dunged , dung·ing , dungs To fertilize with manure. dung′y adj.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › dungDung Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    (countable) A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal. Wiktionary. Synonyms: muck. droppings. treddle. rejectamenta. puer. poo. ornithocopros. mute. lesses. fumet. fiants.