dunk

Definition of Dunk in English :

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Noun

1. dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot

a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

Verb

2. dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

Example Sentences:
'dip the garment into the cleaning solution'
'dip the brush into the paint'

3. dunk

make a dunk shot, in basketball

Example Sentences:
'He dunked the ball'

4. dip, dunk

dip into a liquid while eating

Example Sentences:
'She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dunk

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verb

1.

to dip (bread, etc) in tea, soup, etc, before eating

2.

to submerge or be submerged in liquid

Dunk

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verb transitive

1.

to dip (bread, cake, etc.) into coffee or other liquid before eating it

2.

to immerse in a liquid for a short time

3. Basketball

to put (the ball) into the basket by means of a dunk shot

noun

4.

a dunking; immersion

5.

dunk shot

Dunk

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v. dunked, dunk·ing, dunks

v.tr.

1. To plunge into liquid; immerse.

2. To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating: dunked the cookie into a glass of milk.

3. Basketball To slam (a ball) through the basket from above.

v.intr.

1. To submerge oneself briefly in water.

2. Basketball To slam a ball through the basket from above.

n.

1. The act or an instance of dunking.

2. A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.

3. Basketball A dunk shot.

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