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Synonyms for dunk in English

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dunk:
- stuff shot; dunk; dunk shot
- dip; dunk; plunge; souse; douse

English

Detailed Synonyms for dunk in English

dunk:

dunk [the ~] noun

the dunk

– a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket ¹
the stuff shot; the dunk; the dunk shot
– a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket ¹
- stuff shot [the ~] noun
- dunk [the ~] noun
- dunk shot [the ~] noun

dunk verb

dunk

– dip into a liquid while eating ¹
to dip; dunk
– dip into a liquid while eating ¹
- dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
- dunk verb
  - She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce¹
dunk

– immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate ¹
to plunge; to dip; to souse; douse; dunk
– immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate ¹
- plunge verb (plunges, plunged, plunging)
- dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
  - dip the garment into the cleaning solution¹
  - dip the brush into the paint¹
- souse verb (souses, soused, sousing)
- douse verb
- dunk verb
dunk

– make a dunk shot, in basketball ¹
dunk
– make a dunk shot, in basketball ¹
- dunk verb
  - He dunked the ball¹

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Related Definitions for "dunk":

a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket¹
dip into a liquid while eating¹
- She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce¹
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate¹
make a dunk shot, in basketball¹
- He dunked the ball¹

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