dunk

dunk  (dngk)

v. dunked, dunk·ing, dunks

v.tr.

1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip.

2. To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating.

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 dunkn.]

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dunker 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

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

dunker  n

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

See also related terms for plunge.

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?"

Translations

dunk [dʌŋk] VT

1. [+ biscuit, cake etc] → mojar

2. (Basketball) → machacar

dunk [ˈdʌŋk] vt (= wet) → tremper

dunk

vt → (ein)tunken

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