dunk

dunk

 (dŭngk)

v. dunked, dunk·ing, dunks

v.tr.

1. To plunge into liquid; immerse.

2. To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating: dunked the cookie into a glass of milk.

3. Basketball To slam (a ball) through the basket from above.

v.intr.

1. To submerge oneself briefly in water.

2. Basketball To slam a ball through the basket from above.

n.

1. The act or an instance of dunking.

2. A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.

3. Basketball A dunk shot.

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[Pennsylvania Dutch dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn.]

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dunk′er n.

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dunk

(dʌŋk)

vb

1. (Cookery) to dip (bread, etc) in tea, soup, etc, before eating

2. to submerge or be submerged in liquid

[C20: from Pennsylvania Dutch, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn; see duck², tinge]

ˈdunker n

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dunk

(dʌŋk)

v.t.

1. to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.

2. to submerge briefly in a liquid.

3. to thrust (a basketball) downward through the basket.

v.i.

4. to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid.

5. to execute or attempt a dunk shot.

n.

6. an act or instance of dunking.

7. a liquid or creamy mixture into which food is dipped.

8. dunk shot.

[1865–70; < Pennsylvania German dunke to dip, immerse; compare German tunken, Old High German thunkōn, dunkōn]

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dunk

- Came from Pennsylvania/German dunke, "dip," from German tunken, "dip or plunge."

See also related terms for plunge.

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dunk

Past participle: dunked
Gerund: dunking

Imperative

dunk

dunk

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dunk

A field goal made by jumping very high and stuffing the ball through the basket from above the rim.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dunk - a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket dunk shot, stuff shot basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out" slam dunk - a forceful dunk
Verb	1.	dunk - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" dip, souse, douse, plunge sop - dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce" immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" douse, duck, dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
	2.	dunk - make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball" basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" slam-dunk - make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk
	3.	dunk - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" dip eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

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dunk

verb

To plunge briefly in or into a liquid:

dip, douse, duck, immerge, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse.

noun

The act of swimming:

dip, duck, plunge, swim.

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Translations

tremper

inzuppare

макать

dunk

[dʌŋk] VT

1. [+ biscuit, cake etc] → mojar

2. (Basketball) → machacar

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dunk

[ˈdʌŋk] vt (= wet) → tremper

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dunk

vt → (ein)tunken

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dunk

[dʌŋk] vt → intingere, inzuppare
to dunk one's bread in one's soup → inzuppare il pane nella minestra

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