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dunk

UK
/dʌŋk/
US
/dʌŋk/

Translations

dunknoun
dunks
pl
UK
/dʌŋk/
US
/dʌŋk/
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.
Synonyms
dive
plunge
drop
submersion
slam
dunkverb
dunked
Past Simple
dunked
Past Participle
dunking
Gerund
UK
/dʌŋk/
US
/dʌŋk/
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.
Synonyms
submerge
splash
immerse
plunge
dip
dunkadjective
Used attributively before another noun, chiefly in basketball contexts (e.g., “dunk contest”).
Additional translations
de dunkBasket-ball.

Definitions

dunknoun
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.
dunkverb
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.
dunkadjective
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.
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