dunk
The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketballThe act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.
» It looks like a slam dunk.
Meaning
1 sensesThe act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.
The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.
She gave the biscuit a dunk in her cup of milk.
данкdank
- a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Examples
14 sentencesIt looks like a slam dunk.
I often dunk crispbread into my tea.
deIch stippe oft das Knäckebrot in den Tee. — freddy1
Tom dunked his croissant into his coffee.
deTom tunkte sein Hörnchen in seinen Kaffee. — Manfredo
He dunked the cookie into the milk.
Tom likes to dunk his biscuit in his coffee.
ruТом любит макать печенье в кофе. — Ooneykcall
deTom tunkt seine Kekse gern in seinen Kaffee. — Esperantostern
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōFrom Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn (“to dip, submerge, dunk”), from Proto-West Germanic *þunkōn (“to make wet”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to moisten, wet”).
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Forms
plural: dunksSynonyms
2 synonyms- a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket:dunk shotstuff shot