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dunk

/dˈʌŋk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
    “dip the garment into the cleaning solution”
  2. make a dunk shot, in basketball
    “He dunked the ball”
  3. dip into a liquid while eating
    “She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce”

noun

  1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

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Words that rhyme with dunk

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