dunk

/dʌŋk/
noun
  1. An act of dipping something into a liquid.
    • The recipe calls for a dunk in cold water after boiling.
    • A dunk in the pool is the best way to cool down.
    • Give your biscuit a quick dunk in your tea.
  2. A basketball shot made by jumping and pushing the ball down through the hoop.
    • He scored with a powerful two-handed dunk.
    • She practiced her dunk until she could do it easily.
    • The crowd cheered after the spectacular dunk.
verb
  1. To dip something into a liquid, especially food into a drink.
    • She likes to dunk her cookies in milk.
    • At breakfast, I always dunk my toast in my coffee.
    • He dunked the bread into the soup to soften it.
  2. In basketball, to score by jumping and thrusting the ball down through the hoop.
    • LeBron James can dunk the ball with incredible power.
    • She dunked over two defenders to win the game.
    • The player tried to dunk but missed the rim.
  3. To submerge something briefly in a liquid.
    • She dunked the mop into the bucket of soapy water.
    • He dunked his shirt in the river to cool off.
    • The chef dunked the vegetables in boiling water for a minute.