dung /ˈdʌŋ/noun 3verb 4forms 3 noun3 •Manure; animal excrement.Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. — 1611 •A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal. •(slang, no longer used) A tailor's employee, usually one who is paid by the piece rather than by the day. verb4 •To release dung: to defecate. •To fertilize with dung.a cart he found, That carry'd compost forth to dung the ground — 1700 •(informal) To discard (especially rubbish); to chuck out. •To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung, done to remove the superfluous mordant. formsdunged · dunging · dungs