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dun - Dictionary definition and meaning for dun

DUN

  • (noun) horse of a dull brownish grey color

  • (noun) a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

    "she wore dun"

    synonyms : fawn , grayish brown , greyish brown

  • (verb) make a dun color

  • (verb) cure by salting

    "dun codfish"

  • (verb) persistently ask for overdue payment

    "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"

  • (verb) treat cruelly

    "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

    synonyms : bedevil , crucify , frustrate , rag , torment

  • (adj.) of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color

    "the dun and dreary prairie"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for dun

  • (Tag: ) Definition 5. When a creditor demands repayment, the debtor says, "I DUNNO".

    added by dshefman    editEdit Mnemonic

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