to dunk
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4.9
- verb
- /dʌŋk/
:
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- With a powerful leap, she dunked the basketball into the hoop, exciting the fans.
- dunk the basketball
- slam dunk
And now I'm like, I can still dunk, barely.
- And now I'm like, I can still dunk, barely.
- If you dunk and ain't nobody on you, but you dunk and you land.
- I'm like he said to me, dad, how old am I going to be when I can dunk?
- First possession to the right, he pump fakes, he throws it up off the back and he dunks it right.
- She's just been sent to a basketball team upstate where she can run around and trampoline dunk on that great backboard in the sky.
Examples
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James, a 5'9" sophomore, has increased his vertical leap by three inches and can now slam dunk a basketball.
Academic text (1991) -
Vince and Mourning met in the air, and Vinsanity dunked on the way down; he was so high.
Blog text (13) -
And it was like after I did the dunk, it was like the crowd went crazy.
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But I would expect you to dunk on me if you can, right?
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A lot of guys can dunk, but only a few can throw the ball through the net.
Blog text (13) -
You know I'm about to go left and dunk this, right?
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And now I'm like, I can still dunk, barely.
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The paint, the rim, whatever, go dunk the basketball.
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LeBron dunks for the win!
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Man, you should've dunked it!
Synonyms
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4.1
To put the ball through the basketball hoop with force using one or both hands
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Etymology
Dunk in basketball grew from the same idea of pushing something down into a container, like plunging into milk. So to dunk the ball is to force it down through the hoop with your hand, which is why the move looks strong and exciting.