Synonyms:
dunk, dunk_shot, stuff_shot
Meaning: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
The words trailed into an indistinct murmur, punctuated by Dunk's jarring cackle.
"Let me help you," begged Dunk, at her elbow, hoping till the last that she would invite him to go with them.
Tad knew that if Dunk ever got into communication with his fellows it would go hard with the Pony Rider Boys.
He realized that Dunk Tucker, the prisoner, had overheard all that had been said during their talk with Withem out on the plain.
Dunk was making a good, long stay of it this time; usually he came one day and went the next, and no one grieved at his departure.
As the voices drew nearer, the soft, smooth, hated tones of Dunk Whitaker untangled from the Little Doctor's laugh, and Chip stopped whistling.
She was tired of the platitudes of Dunk, who, trying to be both original and polished, fell far short of being either and only succeeded in being extremely tiresome.
"If you had mentioned wanting a ride I should have been glad to accompany you," remarked Dunk, reproachfully, when Chip had ridden, somewhat sullenly, back to the stable.