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Meaning of the word dunk in English

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dunk

US /dʌŋk/
UK /dʌŋk/
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Verb

1.

to dip a biscuit, piece of bread, etc., into a drink or liquid food before eating it

Example:
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She likes to dunk her cookies in milk.
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He dunked his bread into the soup.
Synonym:
dip immerse submerge
2.

to push or throw (something) into water or other liquid

Example:
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He accidentally dunked his phone in the toilet.
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The kids were laughing as they dunked each other in the pool.
Synonym:
plunge submerge dip
3.

in basketball, to force the ball down through the basket from above the rim

Example:
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The player jumped high to dunk the ball.
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He's known for his powerful dunks.
Synonym:
slam dunk

Noun

1.

an act of dipping something into a liquid

Example:
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She gave her cookie a quick dunk in her coffee.
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The recipe calls for a quick dunk in hot water.
Synonym:
dip immersion
2.

in basketball, an act of forcing the ball down through the basket from above the rim

Example:
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It was an impressive dunk that brought the crowd to its feet.
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He finished the game with a powerful two-handed dunk.
Synonym:
slam dunk
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Related Word:
dunked slam dunk