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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) dunk
to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.

2.  dunk
to submerge briefly in a liquid.

3.  dunk
to thrust (a basketball) downward through the basket.

4. (v.i.) dunk
to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid.

5.  dunk
to execute or attempt a dunk shot.

6. (n.) dunk
an act or instance of dunking.

7.  dunk
a liquid or creamy mixture into which food is dipped.

Etymology: (1865–70; < PaG dunke to dip, immerse; cf. G tunken, OHG thunkōn, dunkōn)

Definition of 'dunk'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

2. (verb) 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"

3. (verb) dunk
make a dunk shot, in basketball
"He dunked the ball"

4. (verb) dunk, dip
dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

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