dunk
noun
1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Definition categories: act
Sentences with dunk as a noun:
- The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.
verb
1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Similar word(s): dip, douse, plunge, souse
Definition categories: contact, immerse, plunge
2. make a dunk shot, in basketball
- He dunked the ball
Definition categories: contact, shoot
3. dip into a liquid while eating
- She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce
Similar word(s): dip
Definition categories: consumption, immerse, plunge
Sentences with dunk as a verb:
- I like to dunk my donut in my coffee.
- Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
- The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.