Dunk

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  • intransitive verb. To plunge into liquid; immerse.
  • intransitive verb. To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating.
  • intransitive verb. To slam (a ball) through the basket from above.
  • intransitive verb. To submerge oneself briefly in water.
  • intransitive verb. To slam a ball through the basket from above.
  • noun. The act or an instance of dunking.
  • noun. A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.
  • noun. A dunk shot.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To submerge briefly in a liquid.
  • verb. To set down carelessly.
  • verb. To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
  • noun. The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
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  • noun. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
  • verb. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
  • verb. dip into a liquid while eating
  • verb. make a dunk shot, in basketball
  • Word Usage
    "Fans, meanwhile, have their own disputes—particularly over the word dunk."
    cross-reference
    alley oop  jam  slam  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    eat  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Funk  Monk  blunk  bunk  chunk  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    burberry  evisu  hogan  layup  prada  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    baptize  bury  deluge  dip  douse  
    verb-form
    dunked  dunking  dunks