to dink
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8.1
- verb
- /dɪŋk/
- Jargon
:
hacer una dejada
- The only caveat is if you're going to dink and dunk, you have to finish drives.
- dinking around
He's like smiles at his friend, gives a thumbs up and dink and then he goes and starts punching her in the face.
- He's like smiles at his friend, gives a thumbs up and dink and then he goes and starts punching her in the face.
Examples
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Bradford never took that next step forward after a solid start in his rookie year, when he dinked and dunked his way to the Rookie of the Year award.
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Big Ben likes to dink and dunk, too.
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And dink and dunk when you get a man from the running game.
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On the Skins' first drive, they "dinked and dunked" their way down the field, throwing quick screens to the receivers and running the ball.
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They dinked and dunked over the middle and made chunks of 10, eight, and seven, and it looked like the ball was starting to move out of there after another outstanding touchback by Tynes.
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That YouTube link has only partial versions of the goals, such as Neymar's spectacular dribbled goal against Inter, in which he takes the ball from his own half, beats four men, then dinks it over the goalie.
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During the game, the player dinked the ball softly over the net for an easy point.
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He loves to dink the ball with just enough spin to make it land close to the edge of the court.
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When the opponent was out of position, she dinked the ball to a nearby spot for an easy score.
Synonyms
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3.5
To hit a ball with a smooth, controlled movement in sports
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Etymology
Dink as a verb comes from the same tiny sound 'dink' of a light tap, so to dink a ball is 'to hit something lightly' to make it travel a short distance with a soft touch.