dunk
80
4.7
- noun
- /dʌŋk/
:
mate
- Her favorite moment was witnessing a spectacular dunk that changed the outcome of the match.
- a slam dunk
It's great for the dunk fan, but maybe not the dunk contest.
- It's great for the dunk fan, but maybe not the dunk contest.
- As Kobe Bryant said, boos don't block dunks.
- And I know when it was time to do NBA Jam and you saw the first dunk on the screen, you said, you know, that guy should jump five times higher.
- That was just one dunk and I am going to go in for a little more.
- I guess I would green light a live stream that's called second Tri Staff dunk contest.
Examples
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The player executed a powerful dunk that left the crowd cheering.
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Down on the court, a slam dunk by the home team brought the crowd to its feet.
Fiction book (1997) -
But we'll always remember that time he had that dunk against the Rockets.
Blog text (10) -
Barton got the game going in style with a dunk, and from there it was simply his show.
Blog text (3) -
His fourth foul was preventing Derrick Williams' dunk in the fourth quarter.
Blog text (10) -
With the ball securely stuck in his right palm, he threw down a slam dunk in one great windmilling motion.
Fiction book (1997) -
After the winning basket, they gathered under the hoop, still shuddering from Sky's humongous dunk.
Fiction book (2002) -
During the game, he made an impressive dunk, securing two points for his team.
Synonyms
23
5.1
A shot in basketball made while the player is jumping
19
2.7
A basketball shot made while you jump and let go of the ball at the top
9
3.3
A basket scored during play by throwing the ball through the other team's hoop
8
5.5
A basketball shot made by swinging the arm in an arc over the head
5
3.4
A close shot near the basket in basketball made with one hand, often off the backboard
3
3.4
A strong shot where a player jumps and puts the ball through the hoop with one or both hands
3
3.6
A basketball shot made by sweeping the arm and releasing the ball high with the hand farthest from the basket
3
3.7
A shot in basketball that bounces off the backboard into the hoop
1
3.5
A basketball shot where a player jumps and pushes the ball down into the hoop with one or both hands
1
2.0
An attempt to score by throwing the ball into the hoop
1
7.2
A basketball shot made near the basket by rolling the ball off the fingertips
A basketball play where a player puts the ball down hard through the hoop
A fast basketball shot near the basket taken quickly after a player gets the ball
A close-range basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion over a defender
Antonyms
Compounds
How Forceful
3
3.4
80
4.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dunk as a noun simply names the strong shot when a player dunks the ball by pushing it down through the rim. So a dunk is the action or result of this forceful 'thrust down' into the basket.