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Definition of Dunk
1. Verb. Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate. "Dip the brush into the paint"
Exact synonyms: Dip, Douse, Plunge, Souse
Specialized synonyms: Sop, Dip, Douse, Duck, Dabble
Generic synonyms: Immerse, Plunge
Derivative terms: Dip, Dipper, Dousing, Dunkard, Plunge, Plunger, Souse
Specialized synonyms: Sop, Dip, Douse, Duck, Dabble
Generic synonyms: Immerse, Plunge
Derivative terms: Dip, Dipper, Dousing, Dunkard, Plunge, Plunger, Souse
2. Noun. A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket.
Exact synonyms: Dunk Shot, Stuff Shot
Generic synonyms: Basketball Shot
Specialized synonyms: Slam Dunk
Generic synonyms: Basketball Shot
Specialized synonyms: Slam Dunk
3. Verb. Make a dunk shot, in basketball. "He dunked the ball"
Category relationships: Basketball, Basketball Game, Hoops
Generic synonyms: Shoot
Specialized synonyms: Slam-dunk
Generic synonyms: Shoot
Specialized synonyms: Slam-dunk
4. Verb. Dip into a liquid while eating. "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
Definition of Dunk
1. Verb. To submerge briefly in a liquid. ¹
2. Verb. To set down carelessly. ¹
3. Verb. (ambitransitive basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power. ¹
4. Noun. The act of dunking, particularly in basketball. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dunk
1. to dip into liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S]