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dunk definition

☆ dunk (duŋk)

transitive verb

  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

Etymology: Ger tunken, to steep, dip, soak < OHG dunchôn: for IE base see tinge

noun

  1. a dunking; immersion
  2. dunk shot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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