Dunk

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1 English 1.1 Transtitive Verb 1.2 Noun 1.3 Related Terms 1.4 See Also

English

Transtitive Verb

dunk

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. (also intransitive) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop.

   The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.

Noun

dunk

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.

Related Terms

• dunk tank
• reverse dunk
• slam dunk
• thunderdunk

See Also

• alley oop
• jam
• slam