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dunk

/dʌŋk/

dunknoun

dunks

/dʌŋk/

Translations

dunkBasket-ball.

He scored a spectacular dunk in the final seconds of the game.

Il a réussi un dunk spectaculaire dans les dernières secondes du match.

Additional translations

trempageAction de tremper rapidement quelque chose dans un liquide.

Definitions

A shot in basketball made by jumping high and pushing the ball down through the basket.

He scored a spectacular dunk in the final seconds of the game.

An act of dipping something into a liquid, especially food into a drink.

She enjoyed a quick dunk of her biscuit into the tea.

Synonyms

dunkverb

dunked

Past Simple

dunked

Past Participle

dunking

ing-form

/dʌŋk/

Translations

tremper

She likes to dunk her cookies in milk before eating them.

Elle aime tremper ses biscuits dans du lait avant de les manger.

dunkerBasket-ball.

He managed to dunk the ball in the final seconds of the game.

Il a réussi à dunker le ballon dans les dernières secondes du match.

Definitions

To dip something quickly into a liquid and then take it out again.

She likes to dunk her cookies in milk before eating them.

To score by shooting the ball down through the basket with the hands above the rim in basketball.

He managed to dunk the ball in the final seconds of the game.

Synonyms

dunkadjective

Used attributively before another noun, chiefly in basketball contexts (e.g., “dunk contest”).

Translations

Additional translations

de dunkBasket-ball.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a dunk or dunking, especially in basketball, and used before another noun.

Fans were excited for the annual dunk contest.