I. ˈdəŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dung, prison; akin to Old English dyncge manure, manured land, Old High German tunga manuring, tung cellar roofed with manure, Old Norse dyngja manure pile, women's workroom, Old Irish dingid he suppresses, Lithuanian deñgti to cover; basic meaning: pressing, covering
1. : manure
2. : the excrement of an animal
3. : something vile or loathsome
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English dungen, from dung, n.
transitive verb
1. : to fertilize or dress with dung
2. : to immerse or steep (printed cloth) in a dung bath
intransitive verb
: defecate — used of an animal