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dunk

/ dunk /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Type of:
basketball shot
Kinds of:
slam dunk
verb Sense 2
dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
Type of:
eat
Derived:
dip dipper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
immerse plunge
Kinds of:
sop dip douse duck dabble
Derived:
submersion immersion ducking dousing dip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
make a dunk shot, in basketball
"He dunked the ball"
Type of:
shoot
Kinds of:
slam-dunk
Derived:
dunk shot stuff shot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
basketball basketball game hoops
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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basketball shot slam dunk eat immerse plunge sop dip douse duck dabble shoot slam-dunk