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Meaning of 'dun' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dun [ a.]
- Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy.
2 . Dun [ n.]
- A mound or small hill.
- One who duns; a dunner.
- An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a dun.
3 . Dun [ v. t.]
- To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance.
4 . Dun [ v. t. & i.]
- To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately.

Meaning of 'dun' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dun [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
Example in sentence:
  • she wore dun
2 . dun [ v]
Meaning (2):
- cure by salting
Example in sentence:
  • dun codfish
Meaning (3):
- treat cruelly
Example in sentence:
  • The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Meaning (4):
- persistently ask for overdue payment
Example in sentence:
  • The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone
5 . dun [ s]
Meaning (5):
- of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
Example in sentence:
  • the dun and dreary prairie

Nearby Words:

dunbird dunce duncedom duncery duncical duncify duncish dunder dunder-headed dunderhead

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