dunk

Noun
  1. A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket (synset 100111374)
    is a type of: basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop
    subtypes: slam dunk - a forceful dunk
    same as: dunk shot, stuff shot
Verb
  1. Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate (synset 201579924)
    "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
    is a type of: immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into
    subtypes:
    • sop - dip into liquid
    • dip, douse, duck - dip into a liquid
    • dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
    same as: dip, douse, plunge, souse
  2. Make a dunk shot, in basketball (synset 201600583)
    "He dunked the ball"
    referred to in: basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
    is a type of: shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
    subtypes: slam-dunk - make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk
  3. Dip into a liquid while eating (synset 201194845)
    "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
    is a type of: immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into
    same as: dip

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