dunk
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[submerge]] [[briefly]] in a [[liquid]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[set down]] [[carelessly]].
- {{lb|en|ambitransitive|basketball}} To [[put]] the [[ball]] directly [[downward]] through the [[hoop]] while [[grab]]bing onto the [[rim]] with [[power]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive|internet slang}} To [[put down]] on [[social media]] {{+obj|en|:on}}.
Noun
- The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
- {{place|en|locality|in|r:Suf/Cassowary Coast|s/Queensland|c/Australia}}, which includes the {{w|Family Islands}}; one is {{w|Dunk Island}}, named after {{w|George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax}}.
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