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Dun v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Dunned p. pr. & vb. n. Dunning ] To ask or beset (e.g., a debtor), for payment; to urge importunately.
Hath she sent so soon to dun? --Swift.
dun
adj : of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and
dreary prairie"
n 1: horse of a dull brownish gray color
2: a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun
raincoat" [syn: grayish brown, greyish brown, fawn]
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, frustrate]
2: persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his
customers every day by telephone"
3: cure by salting; "dun codfish"
4: make a dun color
[also: dunning, dunned, dunnest, dunner]