dunk

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌŋk

Verb

dunk (third-person singular simple present dunks, present participle dunking, simple past and past participle dunked)

1. To submerge briefly in a liquid.

   I like to dunk my donut in my coffee.

2. To set down carelessly.

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

3. (transitive, intransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.

   The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.

Translations

to submerge briefly in a liquid

• Finnish: kastaa (fi)
• Russian: макать (ru) (makátʹ)  impf., мокнуть (ru) (moknútʹ)  pf. (to dip), окунать (ru) (okunátʹ)  impf., окунуть (ru) (okunútʹ)  pf. (to submerge, to plunge), замачивать (ru) (zamáčivatʹ)  impf., замочить (ru) (zamočítʹ)  pf. (to soak)

• Swedish: doppa (sv)

Noun

dunk (plural dunks)

1. The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.

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

Translations

basketball dunking

• Finnish: donkkaus (fi)

• Russian: данк (ru) (dank) m 

Related terms

• dunk tank
• reverse dunk
• slam dunk
• thunderdunk

See also

• alley oop
• jam
• slam

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏŋk

Noun

dunk m (plural dunks, diminutive dunkje)

1. opinion (uncountable)
2. dunk

Verb

dunk

1. first-person singular present indicative of dunken
2. imperative of dunken