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dun

/ dun /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
horse of a dull brownish gray color
Type of:
saddle horse riding horse mount
noun Sense 2
a color varying around light grayish brown
"she wore a dun raincoat"
Type of:
light brown
verb Sense 3
make a dun color
Type of:
darken
Derived:
grayish brown greyish brown fawn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
cure by salting
"dun codfish"
Type of:
cure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
verb Sense 5
persistently ask for overdue payment
"The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
Type of:
demand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 6
of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color
"the dun and dreary prairie"
Similar:
chromatic
verb Sense 7
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Type of:
harass hassle harry
Kinds of:
madden hamstring tease badger pester
Derived:
frustration crucifixion excruciation badgering worrying
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
18
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saddle horse riding horse mount light brown darken cure demand chromatic harass hassle harry madden