dunk
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- Rhymes: -ʌŋk
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to dunk (third-person singular simple present dunks, present participle dunking, simple past and past participle dunked)
- To submerge briefly in a liquid.
- I like to dunk my donut in my coffee.
- To set down carelessly.
- Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
- (basketball) (also intransitive) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rom with power.
- The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.
[edit] Noun
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dunk (plural dunks)
- The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
- The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.
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dunk m.

