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- pronunciation:
- duhngk
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dunks, dunking, dunked |
| definition 1: |
to immerse in a liquid.
- similar words:
- dip, douse, duck, immerse, sink, soak
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| definition 2: |
to wet in a liquid in preparation for eating.
I like to dunk cookies in milk.- similar words:
- dip
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| definition 3: |
to push (a basketball) forcefully through the hoop from above.
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| related words: |
bathe, drench, immerse, plunge, submerge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to immerse something in a liquid.
- similar words:
- dip, douse
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| derivation: |
dunker (n.) |
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