Definition & Meaning of "dunk"

to dunk

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

dip into a liquid while eating

make a dunk shot, in basketball

Dunk

a high-energy shot in basketball where a player jumps and forcefully puts the ball through the basket

Example

The chef dunked the boiled vegetables into an ice bath to cool them quickly and retain their color.

He practiced dunking the ball into the basketball hoop.

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