English Dictionary

dunk

/dʌŋk/

verb

To submerge briefly in a liquid. / To set down carelessly. / (transitive, intransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.

He decided to dunk his cookie in milk.

意味（1）

To submerge briefly in a liquid.

I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.

意味（2）

To set down carelessly.

Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.

意味（3）

(transitive, intransitive, basketball) 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.

意味（4）

(intransitive, Internet slang) To put down on social media [+ on (object)].