DUNK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
   Synonym(s)
   • dunk shot (what does dunk shot mean?)
   • stuff shot (what does stuff shot mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dunk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • basketball shot (what does basketball shot mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • slam dunk (what does slam dunk mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dunk (what does dunk mean?)

DUNK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • dip into a liquid while eating
   Synonym(s)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce
   Hypernyms(s) dunk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • dipper (what does dipper mean?)
2. Meaning
   • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
   Synonym(s)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • douse (what does douse mean?)
   • plunge (what does plunge mean?)
   • souse (what does souse mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dip the garment into the cleaning solution
   • dip the brush into the paint
   Hypernyms(s) dunk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • immerse (what does immerse mean?)
   • plunge (what does plunge mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sop (what does sop mean?)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • douse (what does douse mean?)
   • duck (what does duck mean?)
   • dabble (what does dabble mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • submersion (what does submersion mean?)
   • immersion (what does immersion mean?)
   • ducking (what does ducking mean?)
   • dousing (what does dousing mean?)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • plunge (what does plunge mean?)
   • plunger (what does plunger mean?)
   • plumber’s helper (what does plumber’s helper mean?)
   • drenching (what does drenching mean?)
   • soaking (what does soaking mean?)
   • souse (what does souse mean?)
   • sousing (what does sousing mean?)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • dipper (what does dipper mean?)
   • Dunker (what does Dunker mean?)
   • Dunkard (what does Dunkard mean?)
   • Tunker (what does Tunker mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make a dunk shot, in basketball
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dunked the ball
   Hypernyms(s) dunk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • slam-dunk (what does slam-dunk mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dunk (what does dunk mean?)
   • dunk shot (what does dunk shot mean?)
   • stuff shot (what does stuff shot mean?)