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Definition: Meaning of, dunk in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʌŋk /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
dunk dunked dunked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
dunking dunks
  1. [transitive] to quickly put something into a liquid and take it out again, especially something you are eating
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  2. [transitive] American English to push someone under water for a short time as a joke [=  duck British English]
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] to jump up by the basket and throw the ball down into it in BASKETBALL
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dunk used in phrases

  • dunk shot (noun)
    1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
  • slam dunk (noun)
    1. when a BASKETBALL player jumps high above the net and throws the ball down through it
    2. American English informal a very impressive act
  • slam-dunk (verb)
    1. to put a ball through the net in BASKETBALL, by jumping very high and throwing the ball down through the net
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