Definitions for dung
dʌŋdung

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. droppings, dung, muckverb

   fecal matter of animals

2. dungverb

   fertilize or dress with dung

   "you must dung the land"

3. dungverb

   defecate; used of animals

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUNGnoun

   The excrement of animals used to fatten ground.

   Etymology: dineg, Saxon.

   For dung, all excrements are the refuse and putrifactions of nourishment. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 696.

   I judge the likeliest way to be the perforation of the body of the tree in several places, one above the other; and the filling of the holes with dung, mingled with the medicine; and the watering of those lumps of dung, with squirts of an infusion of the medicine in dunged water, once in three or four days. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 500.

   For when from herbs the pure part must be won,
   From gross by ’stilling, this is better done
   By despis’d dung than by the fire or sun. John Donne.

   He soon would learn to think like me,
   And bless his ravish’d eyes to see
   Such order from confusion sprung,
   Such gaudy tulips rais’d from dung. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Dungverb

   To fatten with dung.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   It was received of old, that dunging of grounds, when the West wind bloweth, and in the decrease of the moon, doth greatly help. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 667.

   There, as his dream foretold, a cart he found,
   That carry’d compost forth to dung the ground. Dryden.

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1. dung

   Dung is the solid waste produced by animals or insects, often used as fertilizer in agriculture due to its high nutrient content.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dung

   of Ding

2. Dungnoun

   the excrement of an animal

3. Dungverb

   to manure with dung

4. Dungverb

   to immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung; -- done to remove the superfluous mordant

5. Dungverb

   to void excrement

6. Etymology: [AS. dung; akin to G. dung, dnger, OHG. tunga, Sw. dynga; cf. Icel. dyngja heap, Dan. dynge, MHG. tunc underground dwelling place, orig., covered with dung. Cf. Dingy.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dung

   dung, n. the excrement of animals: refuse litter mixed with excrement.—v.t. to manure with dung.—v.i. to void excrement.—ns. Dung′-bee′tle, the dor-beetle: (pl.) the scarabæoid beetles generally; Dung′-fork, a fork used for moving stable manure; Dung′hill, a heap of dung: any mean situation; Dung′mere, a manure-pit.—adj. Dung′y. [A.S. dung; cf. Dan. dynge, a heap; Ger. dung.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dung

   Surname

   Etymology: Asian surname

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on July 13, 2020  

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1. DUNG

   What does DUNG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DUNG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUNG

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dung is ranked #50275 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dung surname appeared 416 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dung.
   
   87.5% or 364 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.5% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.5% or 19 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 8 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Fertilize
   • Shit

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dung in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dung in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of dung in a Sentence

1. Philip Muruthi:

   Hippos are important ecosystem engineers of the ecology of freshwater areas they inhabit. This is through nutrient recycling from dung (they consume large amounts of vegetation), hippos attack not to eat people, but to get them the hell away from them.

2. Mukaibar Shah:

   People who have dung in the mind are spreading the lies and rumor that COVID develops in lung.

3. Rachael Goba:

   They are going to use alternative, unsafe methods such as the cloth and some will even use cow dung. That's how bad the situation is, it has reversed all the gains we have made with regards to menstrual hygiene.

4. Edmund Malesky:

   The question is whether Dung wants it... He's not going to come out and say it in an obvious way, he himself has benefited from the influence of the central committee, and we know that he's capable of mobilizing votes ... if he decides he wants it, then this is a real possibility.

5. Paula Ansley:

   We were very aware that if we are making a gin from dung, we have to make a good gin, otherwise it's only ever going to be gimmicky.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dung
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dung
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dung
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dung
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html