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Meaning of dunk in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dəŋk/

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  1. Verb

    dunk

    Etymology

    early 20th century: from Pennsylvanian German dunke‘dip’, from German tunken‘dip or plunge’

    Definitions

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

    Examples

    • « dip the garment into the cleaning solution »
    • « dip the brush into the paint »
  2. 2. make a dunk shot, in basketball

    Examples

    • « He dunked the ball »
  3. 3. dip into a liquid while eating

    Examples

    • « She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce »
  4. Noun

    dunk

    Definitions

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

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