dunk
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dunk¹
- /dʌŋk/
Rhymes with -ʌŋk
Where it comes from
From Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn (“to dip, submerge, dunk”), from Proto-West Germanic *þunkōn (“to make wet”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to moisten, wet”).
Cognate with German tunken (“to dunk”), Latin tingō (“to wet, moisten”), Ancient Greek τέγγω (téngō, “to wet, moisten”). Related to taint, tincture, tint.
verb dunks · dunking · dunked
- To submerge briefly in a liquid. I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.
- To set down carelessly. Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
- To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power. The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.
- To put down on social media [with on].
noun dunks
- The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball. The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.
Dunk²
proper noun Dunks
- A surname.
- A locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, which includes the Family Islands; one is Dunk Island, named after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: plunge, douse, dip, souse, dunk shot, soak, dive, mark, slam, cinch, put, dinky, putting, opinion, kent, duck
Translations
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verb to submerge briefly in a liquid — see also dip
| Español | chapuzar, capuzar, zapuzar |
|---|---|
| Português | molhar |
| Deutsch | tunken, eintunken |
| Ελληνικά | βουτώ voutó |
| Русский | мака́ть makátʹ, мокну́ть moknútʹ, окуна́ть okunátʹ, окуну́ть okunútʹ, зама́чивать zamáčivatʹ, замочи́ть zamočítʹ |
verb basketball
| Español | machacar, hacer un mate, donquear, donquiar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 덩크하다 deongkeuhada |
| 中文 | 扣籃 /扣篮 kòulán, 灌籃 /灌篮 guànlán |
| Português | enterrar |
| Italiano | schiacciata |
| Ελληνικά | καρφώνω karfóno |
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title = {dunk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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