dunk

About 0.22 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To submerge briefly in a liquid.

   I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.

2. verb To set down carelessly.

   Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.

3. verb To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.

   The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.

4. verb To put down on social media .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with on].
5. noun The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.

   The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.

Similar words

plunge douse dip souse dunk shot soak dive mark slam cinch

Often followed by

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Word family

dunked dunking dunks