About The Word Dunk

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Dunk

Dunk Meaning & Definition
Dunk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dunk?

[n] a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
[v] dip into a liquid while eating; as of bread in a soup or sauce
[v] immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup"
[v] make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball".

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dunk: dip | dip | douse | dunk shot | plunge | souse | stuff shot

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dunk: baptize | bury | deluge | dip | douse | drown | duck | engulf | float | flood | flow on | immerge | immerse | inundate | merge | overwhelm | plunge in water | pour on | rain | saturate | sink | sluice | soak | sop | souse | submerge | submerse | swamp | whelm

See Also | basketball shot | dabble | duck | eat | immerse | shoot | slam-dunk | sop

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