Associations to the word «Dunked»

Wiktionary

DUNK, verb. To submerge briefly in a liquid.
DUNK, verb. To set down carelessly.
DUNK, verb. (ambitransitive) (basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
DUNK, noun. The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
DUNK SHOT, noun. (basketball) A dunk, a shot where the ball is propelled directly downward through the hoop.
DUNK TANK, noun. A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.
DUNK TANK, noun. Any open-topped tank used for dunking.

Dictionary definition

DUNK, noun. A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket.
DUNK, verb. 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".
DUNK, verb. Make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball".
DUNK, verb. Dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce".

Wise words

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John Locke