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Dunk

noun/ɛnsˌɛfɐlˈaɪɾɪs/
Definition
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛnsˌɛfɐlˈaɪɾɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈʌŋk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈʌŋk/
1 syllable Say it as /ɛnsˌɛfɐlˈaɪɾɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
verbimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
“dip the garment into the cleaning solution”
verbmake a dunk shot, in basketball
“He dunked the ball”
verbdip into a liquid while eating
“She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce”
Word Forms
dunkverbmake a dunk shot, in basketball
Dunkardnounan adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
dipnouna brief immersion
dippernouna ladle that has a cup with a long handle
sousenounthe act of making something completely wet
plungenouna brief swim in water
plungernounhand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains
dousingnounthe act of wetting something by submerging it
dunknouna basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
eintauchen
Ein Basketballwurf, bei dem der Basketball nach unten in den Korb geschleudert wird
🇫🇷French
tremper
un tir de basket dans lequel le ballon est propulsé vers le bas dans le panier
🇪🇸Spanish
remojar
un tiro de baloncesto en el que la pelota se impulsa hacia abajo dentro de la canasta
🇮🇹Italian
schiacciare
un tiro di basket in cui il pallone viene spinto verso il basso nel canestro
🇳🇱Dutch
dunken
een basketbalschot waarbij de basketbal naar beneden in de basket wordt voortgestuwd
🇵🇹Portuguese
enterrar
uma tacada de basquete em que a bola de basquete é impulsionada para baixo na cesta
🇷🇺Russian
замочить
баскетбольный бросок, при котором баскетбольный мяч попадает в корзину
India
🇮🇳Hindi
डुबाना
एक बास्केटबॉल शॉट जिसमें बास्केटबॉल को टोकरी में नीचे की ओर धकेला जाता है
🇮🇳Tamil
டங்க்
கூடைப்பந்து ஷாட், இதில் கூடைப்பந்து கீழே கூடைக்குள் செலுத்தப்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
డంక్
బాస్కెట్‌బాల్ షాట్, దీనిలో బాస్కెట్‌బాల్‌ను బాస్కెట్‌లోకి క్రిందికి నడిపిస్తారు
🇮🇳Marathi
डंक
बास्केटबॉल शॉट ज्यामध्ये बास्केटबॉल बास्केटमध्ये खालच्या दिशेने नेला जातो
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડંક
બાસ્કેટબોલ શોટ જેમાં બાસ્કેટબોલને બાસ્કેટમાં નીચે તરફ ધકેલવામાં આવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಡಂಕ್
ಬ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೆಟ್‌ಬಾಲ್ ಹೊಡೆತ, ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಬ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೆಟ್‌ಬಾಲ್ ಬ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೆಟ್‌ನೊಳಗೆ ಕೆಳಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുക്കി
ഒരു ബാസ്‌ക്കറ്റ് ബോൾ ഷോട്ട്, അതിൽ ബാസ്‌ക്കറ്റ് ബോൾ ബാസ്‌ക്കറ്റിലേക്ക് താഴേക്ക് തള്ളുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡੰਕ
ਇੱਕ ਬਾਸਕਟਬਾਲ ਸ਼ਾਟ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਾਸਕਟਬਾਲ ਨੂੰ ਟੋਕਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਧੱਕਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈنک
باسکٹ بال کا شاٹ جس میں باسکٹ بال کو نیچے کی طرف ٹوکری میں لے جایا جاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
扣篮
篮球被向下推入篮筐的投篮
🇯🇵Japanese
ダンク
バスケットボールがバスケットの中に下向きに推進されるバスケットボールのショット
🇰🇷Korean
덩크
농구공이 바구니 속으로 아래쪽으로 추진되는 농구 슛
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nhảy xuống
một cú đánh bóng rổ trong đó quả bóng rổ được đẩy xuống rổ
🇹🇭Thai
ดังค์
ลูกบาสเก็ตบอลซึ่งลูกบาสเก็ตบอลถูกดันลงไปในห่วง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mencelupkan
tembakan bola basket di mana bola basket didorong ke bawah ke dalam keranjang
🇵🇭Filipino
magsawsaw
isang basketball shot kung saan ang basketball ay itinutulak pababa sa basket
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
دونك
لقطة كرة سلة يتم فيها دفع كرة السلة إلى الأسفل داخل السلة
🇮🇷Persian
غوطه ور شدن
یک شوت بسکتبال که در آن توپ بسکتبال به سمت پایین به داخل سبد هدایت می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
smaç
basketbolun sepete doğru aşağıya doğru itildiği bir basketbol atışı
🇮🇱Hebrew
דאנק
זריקת כדורסל שבה הכדורסל מונע מטה לתוך הסל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dunk'?
The primary meaning of 'dunk' is 'a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dunk' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dunk' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dunk' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dunk' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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