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dunk


dunk

D0425700 (dŭngk)v. dunked, dunk·ing, dunks v.tr.1. To plunge into liquid; immerse.2. To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating: dunked the cookie into a glass of milk.3. Basketball To slam (a ball) through the basket from above.v.intr.1. To submerge oneself briefly in water.2. Basketball To slam a ball through the basket from above.n.1. The act or an instance of dunking.2. A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.3. Basketball A dunk shot.
[Pennsylvania Dutch dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn.]
dunk′er n.

dunk

(dʌŋk) vb1. (Cookery) to dip (bread, etc) in tea, soup, etc, before eating2. to submerge or be submerged in liquid[C20: from Pennsylvania Dutch, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn; see duck2, tinge] ˈdunker n

dunk

(dʌŋk)

v.t. 1. to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating. 2. to submerge briefly in a liquid. 3. to thrust (a basketball) downward through the basket. v.i. 4. to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid. 5. to execute or attempt a dunk shot. n. 6. an act or instance of dunking. 7. a liquid or creamy mixture into which food is dipped. 8. dunk shot. [1865–70; < Pennsylvania German dunke to dip, immerse; compare German tunken, Old High German thunkōn, dunkōn]

dunk

- Came from Pennsylvania/German dunke, "dip," from German tunken, "dip or plunge."See also related terms for plunge.

dunk


Past participle: dunked
Gerund: dunking
Imperative
dunk
dunk
Present
I dunk
you dunk
he/she/it dunks
we dunk
you dunk
they dunk
Preterite
I dunked
you dunked
he/she/it dunked
we dunked
you dunked
they dunked
Present Continuous
I am dunking
you are dunking
he/she/it is dunking
we are dunking
you are dunking
they are dunking
Present Perfect
I have dunked
you have dunked
he/she/it has dunked
we have dunked
you have dunked
they have dunked
Past Continuous
I was dunking
you were dunking
he/she/it was dunking
we were dunking
you were dunking
they were dunking
Past Perfect
I had dunked
you had dunked
he/she/it had dunked
we had dunked
you had dunked
they had dunked
Future
I will dunk
you will dunk
he/she/it will dunk
we will dunk
you will dunk
they will dunk
Future Perfect
I will have dunked
you will have dunked
he/she/it will have dunked
we will have dunked
you will have dunked
they will have dunked
Future Continuous
I will be dunking
you will be dunking
he/she/it will be dunking
we will be dunking
you will be dunking
they will be dunking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dunking
you have been dunking
he/she/it has been dunking
we have been dunking
you have been dunking
they have been dunking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dunking
you will have been dunking
he/she/it will have been dunking
we will have been dunking
you will have been dunking
they will have been dunking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dunking
you had been dunking
he/she/it had been dunking
we had been dunking
you had been dunking
they had been dunking
Conditional
I would dunk
you would dunk
he/she/it would dunk
we would dunk
you would dunk
they would dunk
Past Conditional
I would have dunked
you would have dunked
he/she/it would have dunked
we would have dunked
you would have dunked
they would have dunked

dunk

A field goal made by jumping very high and stuffing the ball through the basket from above the rim.
Thesaurus
Noun1.dunk - a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basketdunk - a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basketdunk shot, stuff shotbasketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"slam dunk - a forceful dunk
Verb1.dunk - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"dip, souse, douse, plungesop - dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"douse, duck, dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
2.dunk - make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoopshoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"slam-dunk - make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk
3.dunk - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"dipeat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

dunk

verbTo plunge briefly in or into a liquid:dip, douse, duck, immerge, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse.nounThe act of swimming:dip, duck, plunge, swim.
Translations
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dunk


dunk in(to) (something)

To push someone or something into a liquid. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dunk" and "into." Being nice to your little brother does not include dunking him into the pool, OK? I can't eat French fries without dunking them in ketchup first.See also: dunk

be a slam dunk

To be predicted or expected to be successful; to be something that achieves success or a certain goal easily. All the best players in school are on our team—victory will be a slam dunk! I thought it would be a slam dunk to pass, but the bill didn't even make it out of committee.See also: dunk, slam

slam dunk

1. noun Literally, a goal scored in basketball by putting the ball straight down into the hoop with one's hand. The move isn't worth more points than a traditional basket, but it is a show of force, dominance, and skill. Because of his incredible height, Sam racked up more slam dunks than any other player in the league.2. noun By extension, a forceful, dramatic success or accomplishment, especially one that is completed handily or easily. This conviction was a slam dunk for the district attorney's office. Their latest smartphone is yet another slam dunk for the electronics manufacturer.3. verb Literally, to score a slam dunk in basketball. Sometimes hyphenated. You need to stop trying to slam dunk every time you're near the net. She's been slam-dunking against the other team all evening.4. verb By extension, to achieve a forceful, dramatic success or accomplishment handily or easily, often at the expense of someone or something else. Sometimes hyphenated. The incumbent president has slam dunked his opponent in every televised debate so far. If we can slam-dunk this proposal, we'll get enough funding to see us through to the end of next year.See also: dunk, slam

dunk on (someone)

slang To best someone in a spectacular fashion and/or in a way that is humiliating to them. In basketball, to "dunk on" a defender is to perform a slam dunk over them, a move often considered humiliating to the defender. The phrase is commonly used in a passive construction ("(one) got dunked on"). Here's the part of the debate where she really dunks on him by completely destroying his argument. You can't just tweet at this person and make fun of their opinion. If you really want to dunk on them, you have to correct their horrible grammar too.See also: dunk, on

get dunked on

slang To be bested by someone in a spectacular fashion and/or in a way that is humiliating to one. In basketball, to "dunk on" a defender is to perform a slam dunk over them, a move often considered humiliating to the defender. Here's the part of the debate where she really got dunked on—he totally destroys her argument! Sit down, son, you just got dunked on.See also: dunk, get, on

dunk someone or something into something

 and dunk someone or something into submerge someone or something in something, fully or partially. They dunked him into the pool as a way of celebrating. Liz pulled the cup of coffee toward herself and dunked in her doughnut. She dunked herself into the cold water for just a minute.See also: dunk

slam dunk

 1. Lit. [in basketball] a goal scored by shooting the ball down from above the rim. He was wide open and scored on an easy slam dunk. 2. Fig. an action or accomplishment that is easily done. Finishing that project with all his experience should be a slam dunk for George.See also: dunk, slam

slam dunk

A forceful, dramatic move, as in That indictment was a slam dunk if ever there was one. This expression is also often put as a verb, slam-dunk, meaning "make a forceful move against someone," as in This is a great chance for us to slam-dunk the opposition. The idiom comes from basketball, where it refers to a dramatic shot in which the ball is thrust into the basket from above the rim. It was transferred to other activities from about 1980 on. See also: dunk, slam

be a ˈslam dunk

(American English) be something that is certain to be successful: The case looked like a slam dunk for the prosecution.In basketball, a slam dunk is the act of jumping up and putting the ball through the net with a lot of force.See also: dunk, slam

slam dunk

1. tv. & in. to force a basketball into the basket from above. (see also jam.) Wilbur slam dunked another one, raising the score from 108 to 110. 2. n. an act of making a basket as in sense 1 Another slam dunk and Wilbur ties the score again! See also: dunk, slam

slam dunk

A very forceful move. This term comes from basketball, where it denotes a strong and often dramatic shot in which the player leaps up and thrusts the ball into the basket from above. Both term and technique date from the 1960s, and by the 1980s the term was being used in business, politics, and other areas, both as a noun and as a verb (to slam dunk). The Boston Globe has used it in both forms: “‘I fear they assume this election will be a slam dunk,’ Rollins said” (July 24, 1991), and “I found that very energizing. . . . There was a real opportunity to slam dunk that one” (May 5, 1992). It is well on its way to cliché status.See also: dunk, slam

dunk


dunk

To lower something into water—normally a sonar, communications, or tether cable.

DUNK


AcronymDefinition
DUNKDeveloping Unity, Nurturing Knowledge (Ghana)

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Synonyms for dunk

verb to plunge briefly in or into a liquid

Synonyms

  • dip
  • douse
  • duck
  • immerge
  • immerse
  • souse
  • submerge
  • submerse

noun the act of swimming

Synonyms

  • dip
  • duck
  • plunge
  • swim

Synonyms for dunk

noun a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

Synonyms

  • dunk shot
  • stuff shot

Related Words

  • basketball shot
  • slam dunk

verb immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

Synonyms

  • dip
  • souse
  • douse
  • plunge

Related Words

  • sop
  • immerse
  • plunge
  • douse
  • duck
  • dip
  • dabble

verb make a dunk shot, in basketball

Related Words

  • basketball
  • basketball game
  • hoops
  • shoot
  • slam-dunk

verb dip into a liquid while eating

Synonyms

  • dip

Related Words

  • eat
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