manure

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ma·nure [manure manures manured manuring] noun, verb BrE [məˈnjʊə(r)] NAmE [məˈnʊr]
noun uncountable
the waste matter from animals that is spread over or mixed with the soil to help plants and crops grow
Syn: ↑dung
•Dig plenty of well-rotted manure into the soil.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘cultivate (land)’): from Anglo-Norman French mainoverer, Old French manouvrer , from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus ‘hand’ + operari ‘to work’. The noun sense dates from the mid 16th cent.

Example Bank:
•Work in plenty of well-rotted manure.
•the best time to spread manure on the fields

 
verb ~ sth
to put ↑manure on or in soil to help plants grow
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘cultivate (land)’): from Anglo-Norman French mainoverer, Old French manouvrer , from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus ‘hand’ + operari ‘to work’. The noun sense dates from the mid 16th cent.