Meaning & use
Dunk
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To dip something briefly into a liquid, especially food into a drink or sauce.
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He likes to dunk his cookies in milk before eating them.
She dunked the paintbrush in water to rinse off the excess pigment.
A note on using this word
In basketball, "dunk" also refers to forcefully thrusting the ball down through the hoop while holding onto the rim.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
In basketball, to score by forcefully putting the ball through the hoop from above the rim.
The rookie dunked over two defenders to end the first half.
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