Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To plunge into liquid; immerse.
- intransitive verb To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating.
- intransitive verb Basketball To slam (a ball) through the basket from above.
- intransitive verb To submerge oneself briefly in water.
- intransitive verb Basketball To slam a ball through the basket from above.
- noun The act or an instance of dunking.
- noun A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.
- noun Basketball A dunk shot.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To submerge briefly in a liquid.
- verb To set down carelessly.
- verb transitive, intransitive, basketball To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
- noun The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
- verb immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- verb dip into a liquid while eating
- verb make a dunk shot, in basketball
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So for the word dunk, he prefers clavada , which comes from clavo , the noun for "nail."
Talking Basketball, in Spanish, Is Definitely No Slam Dunk Joel Millman 2011
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So for the word dunk, he prefers clavada , which comes from clavo , the noun for "nail."
Talking Basketball, in Spanish, Is Definitely No Slam Dunk Joel Millman 2011
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Fans, meanwhile, have their own disputes—particularly over the word dunk.
Talking Basketball, in Spanish, Is Definitely No Slam Dunk Joel Millman 2011
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Fans, meanwhile, have their own disputes—particularly over the word dunk.
Talking Basketball, in Spanish, Is Definitely No Slam Dunk Joel Millman 2011
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This is a guy who can dunk from the foul line with room to spare.
Matthew Yglesias » King James Fires Up the Waaambulance 2009
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His behind-the-back, 360-degree dunk is still one of the most amazing that I've seen.
Nick Young shuts down impromptu slam dunk contest Michael Lee 2010
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Let me try it, Pez. obama pulling off a 360 dunk from the foul line – epic fail
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You can see that show here (the last dunk is the best).
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Smith, who was sluggish through much of the first half, drove past Aldridge and Nicolas Batum for a hard dunk from the left baseline late in the third to give the Hawks an eight-point lead.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Warrick scored seven points in the fourth quarter, including a thundering dunk from the baseline that gave the Grizzlies a 101-96 lead with 2: 10 remaining.
USATODAY.com 2008
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