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dunk
noun
verb
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
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dʌŋk
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noun
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
verb
Dip into a liquid while eating
“She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce”
verb
Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
“Dip the garment into the cleaning solution”
verb
Make a dunk shot, in basketball
“He dunked the ball”
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She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce
Dip the garment into the cleaning solution
Dip the brush into the paint
He dunked the ball
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