dung

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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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

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dung - 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
Verb	1.	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"

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dung

noun manure, compost, fertilizer, droppings, muck, excrement, ordure two ox-carts laden with dung

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Translations

رَوْث، بَعْر الحَيوانات

hnůj

møgnaturgødninggødning

MistdüngenDünger

κοπριά

estiércolexcremento

lannoittaalanta

fumierbeusebouse

trágya

mykja, taî, skítur

stercoescrementofeciletame

mėšlas

mēslimēslojums

mest

gjødselmøkk

hnoj

gübre

牲畜的粪

dung

[dʌŋ]

A. N [of horse, camel etc] → excrementos mpl; (as manure) → estiércol m

B. CPD dung beetle N → escarabajo m pelotero

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dung

[ˈdʌŋ] n [animal] → fumier m

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dung

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

vt field → düngen, misten

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dung

:

dung beetle

n → Mistkäfer m

dung cart

n → Mistkarren m

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dung

:

dung fork

n → Mistgabel f

dung heap, dunghill

n → Mist- or Dunghaufen m

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dung

[dʌŋ] n (of horse, cow) → sterco; (as manure) → letame m, concime m

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dung

(daŋ) noun

the waste matter passed out of an animal's body, especially when used as manure. mis رَوْث، بَعْر الحَيوانات тор esterco hnůj der Mist møg; naturgødning κοπριά ζώου estiércol sõnnik پهن؛ کود حیوانی lanta fumier זֶבֶל גְלָלִים गोबर, लीद balega, gnojivo trágya pupuk kandang mykja, tað, skítur sterco ふん (동물의) 똥 mėšlas mēsli; mēslojums tahi binatang mestgjødsel, møkk łajno د ژويو كوډ، چاپكۍ esterco bălegar; îngrăşământ навоз trus, hnoj gnoj balega dynga, gödsel มูลสัตว์ gübre 動物的糞便(尤指用作堆肥者) гній; добриво جانوروں کی لید ، گوبر phân （牲畜的）粪

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