dunk
to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
to submerge in a liquid: She dunked the curtains in the dye.
Basketball. to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.
to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid: She thinks it's vulgar to dunk. Let's dunk in the pool before dinner.
Basketball. to execute or attempt a dunk shot.
any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
Basketball. dunk shot.
Origin of dunk
1Other words from dunk
- dunk·a·ble, adjective, noun
- dunker, noun
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How to use dunk in a sentence
Twelve thugs in uniform dunked his head in a toilet, trying to get him to sign a confession.
It was in a hot tub and I was tied up—naturally—and I was being dunked underwater.
Sasha Grey on Her Novel ‘The Juliette Society,’ James Deen, and More | Marlow Stern | August 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNaan dunked in matzoh ball soup, served by a Yiddish-speaking waiter from Madras.
Eventually when I was about to expire, he went outside and dunked himself in the cold tub.
Who dunked (his hand) into the water (and swished it around)?
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British Dictionary definitions for dunk
/ (dʌŋk) /
to dip (bread, etc) in tea, soup, etc, before eating
to submerge or be submerged in liquid
Origin of dunk
1Derived forms of dunk
- dunker, noun
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