dunk
dunk definition
☆ dunk (duŋk)
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
Etymology: Ger tunken, to steep, dip, soak < OHG dunchôn: for IE base see tinge
noun
- a dunking; immersion
- dunk shot
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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