dunk

verb · nounA1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

dunks

V_ing/Gerund

dunking

V_ed/pp

dunked

1.
(transitive)To submerge briefly in a liquid.
I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.
2.
(transitive)To set down carelessly.
Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
3.
(ambitransitive)(ambitransitive, 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.
4.
(Internet, intransitive)(intransitive, Internet slang) To put down on social media [with on].

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

dunks

1.
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.
She gave the biscuit a dunk in her cup of milk.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From dunke, from dunken, from Old High German dunkōn (to dip, submerge, dunk), from *þunkōn (to make wet), possibly from Proto-Germanic *þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (to moisten, wet).