Dunk

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌŋk/

Dunk (verb)

  1. To quickly put something into a liquid and take it out again.
  2. To jump and push the ball down through the basketball hoop.

Examples

  • She likes to dunk her cookies in milk.
  • He dunked the bread into the soup.

Common collocations: dunk a biscuit, dunk in coffee, dunk the ball, slam dunk, slam dunk

Dunk (noun)

  1. A basketball move where a player jumps and scores by pushing the ball through the hoop.

Examples

  • His dunk won the game.
  • The crowd cheered after the dunk.

Synonyms of Dunk

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Dunk

  • opposite action of raising something