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to dung

to dung

7.7
To put animal waste on soil to make plants grow better
  • verb
  • /dʌŋ/
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  • Farmers often dung their fields to improve soil quality.

Examples

  • The farmer decided to dung the fields before planting the new crops.

  • They dunged the land in spring to improve soil fertility.

  • It is important to dung the vegetable garden annually for better yield.

  • He dunged the garden last spring.

  • The farmer decided to dung the fields before planting the new crops.

  • It is important to dung the vegetable garden annually for better yield.

  • Farmers often dung their fields to improve soil quality.

Synonyms

to muck
vsto dung
2 7.9

To spread manure on land to help plants grow

is the same action but uses a different word form
to manure
vsto dung
1 4.8

To spread animal or plant waste on soil to help plants grow

is the same action but uses a different word form

Antonyms

13 6.3

To use up almost all of something so little is left

Compounds

cow dung
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3 2.6

A solid waste that cows make and people use as fertilizer or fuel

3 4.4

A beetle that eats animal dung, rolls it into balls, and lays eggs in them

Surface Forms

dung infinitive
dunged past
dunged past participle
dunging present participle
dungs third person singular

Etymology

The verb dung also grew from the idea of putting animal dung on fields to help them grow. So to dung land means to 'fertilize' it with animal dung.