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dunk
(duŋk)
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transitive verb
- to dip (bread, cake, etc.) into coffee or other liquid before eating it
- to immerse in a liquid for a short time
- Basketball to put (the ball) into the basket by means of a dunk shot
Origin: Ger tunken, to steep, dip, soak < OHG dunchôn: for IE base see tinge
noun
- a dunking; immersion
- dunk shot
See dunk in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb dunked, dunk·ing, dunks verb, transitive
- To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip.
- To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating.
- Basketball To slam (a ball) through the basket from above.
- To submerge oneself briefly in water.
- Basketball To slam a ball through the basket from above.
- The act or an instance of dunking.
- A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.
- Basketball A dunk shot.
Origin:
Origin: Pennsylvania Dutch dunke
Origin: , from Middle High German dunken
Origin: , from Old High German dunkōn
.Related Forms:
- dunkˈer noun
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