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English noun: dunk | |||
| 1. | dunk (act) a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket | ||
| Synonyms | dunk shot, stuff shot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basketball shot | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slam dunk | ||
English verb: dunk | |||
| 1. | dunk (contact) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | ||
| Samples | Dip the garment into the cleaning solution. Dip the brush into the paint. | ||
| Synonyms | dip, douse, plunge, souse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | immerse, plunge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dabble, dip, douse, duck, sop | ||
| 2. | dunk (contact) make a dunk shot, in basketball | ||
| Samples | He dunked the ball. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shoot | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slam-dunk | ||
| Domain category | basketball, basketball game, hoops | ||
| 3. | dunk (consumption) dip into a liquid while eating | ||
| Samples | She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce. | ||
| Synonyms | dip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
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