Pronunciations (2)
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/dʌŋk/
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dʌŋk
Verb
To submerge briefly in a liquid.
Usage- Transitive
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I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.
To set down carelessly.
Usage- Transitive
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Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
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The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.
To put down on social media [with on].
Usage- Internet
- Intransitive
Noun
The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.
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The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.
She gave the biscuit a dunk in her cup of milk.
More examples (1)
To rattle the rats to the point where their stress response remained demonstrably hyperactive, the researchers exposed the animals to four weeks of varying stressors: moderate electric shocks, being encaged with dominant rats, prolonged dunks in water.
Noun
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
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Verb
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
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dip the garment into the cleaning solution
dip the brush into the paint
make a dunk shot, in basketball
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He dunked the ball
dip into a liquid while eating
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She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce