Definition of dunk - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
fooddip bread or biscuit in liquid before eating
- He dunked his biscuit in the tea.
2.
sportsTECH. US put the ball through the hoop in basketballTECH. US
- He dunked the ball with great force.
3.
cookingRare submerge briefly into a liquidRare
- She dunked the cookie in milk..
Noun
1.
cookingact of submerging something briefly in liquid
- The dunk of the cookie made it taste better.
2.
basketballTECH. US act of putting the ball through the hoopTECH. US
- His dunk won the game for the team.
Images of dunk
act of submerging something briefly in liquid
Expressions with dunk
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method guaranteed to succeed easily
His plan was a slam dunk approach to win the deal.
criticize or make fun of someone
She likes to dunk on her friends with playful jokes.
shot where ball is forcefully put through the hoop
He made an impressive slam-dunk during the game.
large water tank with a tipping seat
The dunk tank was the most popular game at the fair.
basketball shot where the ball is thrust down into the hoop
He excited the crowd with a powerful dunk shot..
Origin of dunk
Pennsylvania Dutch, dunke (to dip)
Terms with dunk included in their meaning
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sports
forceful basketball dunk
sports
forceful dunk in basketball
sports
slam the ball overhand into the hoop during a basketball dunk
sports
basketball dunk with circular arm motion
punishment device
old chair used to dunk people in water as punishment
sports
involving a basketball slam dunk
basketball
perform a slam dunk over a defender
Examples of dunk in a sentence
They love to dunk cookies in milk. She managed to dunk despite the defender's block. The crowd cheered as he dunked effortlessly. He dunked the bread into the soup. The child dunked the toy in the bathwater. A quick dunk of the bread softened it perfectly.
The dunk of the donut into coffee was delightful. The crowd cheered after his impressive dunk. Her dunk was the highlight of the match.
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- French:tremper, trempage, ...
- German:tunken, Eintauchen, ...
- Italian:inzuppare, tuffo, ...
- Spanish:mojar, remojón, ...
- Portuguese:molhar, mergulho, ...
- Chinese:浸, 扣篮, ...
- Japanese:浸す, 浸し, ...
- Arabic:غَمَسَ, تَغْمِيس, ...
- Hebrew:לִטְבּוֹל, טְבִילָה, ...
- Russian:макать, окунание, ...
- Ukrainian:занурити, занурення, ...
- Hindi:डुबोना, डुबकी, ...
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