OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 15564

dunk

/dʌŋk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
capuz • chapuz • chapuzón • clavada • donqueo • machaque • mate • volcada
The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.
She gave the biscuit a dunk in her cup of milk.
The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.
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📚 verb • entry_id 15563

dunk

/dʌŋk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
capuzar • chapuzar • zapuzar
To submerge briefly in a liquid.
I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.
donquear • hacer un mate • machacar
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.