[dunk] vb [PaG dunke, fr. MHG dunken, fr. OHG dunkon--more at tinge] vt (1919) 1: to dip (as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
2: to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid
3: to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim ~ vi 1: to submerge oneself in water
2: to make a dunk shot in basketball
[2]dunk n (ca. 1944): the act or action of dunking; esp: dunk shot