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dunk

UK
/dʌŋk/
US
/dʌŋk/

Translations

dunknoun
dunks
pl
UK
/dʌŋk/
US
/dʌŋk/
He made an impressive dunk during the basketball game.
Он сделал впечатляющий данк во время баскетбольного матча.
The dunk of the cookie into the milk made it taste even better.
Погружение печенья в молоко сделало его вкус еще лучше.
Additional translations
погружение в воду
окунание
Synonyms
dive
submersion
drop
plunge
slam
dunkverb
dunked
Past Simple
dunked
Past Participle
dunking
Gerund
UK
/dʌŋk/
US
/dʌŋk/
He decided to dunk the cookie in his milk.
Он решил окунуть печенье в молоко.
The basketball player managed to dunk the ball with ease.
Баскетболист с легкостью забил мяч в корзину.
Additional translations
погрузить
Synonyms
splash
immerse
plunge
dip
submerge
dunkadjective
Used attributively before another noun, chiefly in basketball contexts (e.g., “dunk contest”).

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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