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

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Proper noun

Dunk (plural Dunks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunk is the 26910^th 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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