DUNK

dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot

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

dunk, dip

(verb) dip into a liquid while eating; “She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce”

dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse

(verb) 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”

dunk

(verb) make a dunk shot, in basketball; “He dunked the ball”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Dunk (plural Dunks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunk is the 26910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 902 individuals. Dunk is most common among White (79.71%) and Black/African American (16.63%) individuals.

Etymology

Verb

dunk (third-person singular simple present dunks, present participle dunking, simple past and past participle dunked)

To submerge briefly in a liquid.

To set down carelessly.

(ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.

(intransitive, internet slang) To put down on social media .

Noun

dunk (plural dunks)

The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 May 2025

THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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