I. ˈdəŋk verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Pennsylvania German dunke to dip, from Middle High German dunken, tunken, from Old High German dunkōn, thunkōn — more at tinge
transitive verb
1. : to dip (as a piece of bread, cake, or doughnut) into liquid (as coffee, milk, or tea) while eating
2. : to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid
a varnish that can be dunked in acid without ill effect
the old man dunked the two plates up and down in a bucket of water and wiped them — Shirley A. Grau
intransitive verb
: to submerge oneself in water (as by swimming or falling in)
an outdoor, glass-protected pool to dunk in — Horace Sutton
aviators who had dunked signaled for rescue — O.O.Jensen
Synonyms: see dip
II. noun
( -s )
: dip 7
III. transitive verb
: to make a dunk shot with
intransitive verb
: to make a dunk shot in basketball
IV. noun
: dunk shot