Dunk

/dʌŋk/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To submerge briefly in a liquid..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To submerge briefly in a liquid.
2. (transitive) To set down carelessly.
3. (ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
4. (intransitive, Internet slang) To put down on social media [with on].
5. The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.

Example Sentences

I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.

Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.

The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.

The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.

She gave the biscuit a dunk in her cup of milk.

To rattle the rats to the point where their stress response remained demonstrably hyperactive, the researchers exposed the animals to four weeks of varying stressors: moderate electric shocks, being encaged with dominant rats, prolonged dunks in water.

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Word Forms

• dunks
• dunking
• dunked

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