Definition of dunk

Overview of noun dunk

The noun dunk has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot

(a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket)

Overview of verb dunk

The verb dunk has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse

(immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint")

2. dunk

(make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball")

3. dunk, dip

(dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce")