"dunks" in the noun sense
1. dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
"dunks" in the verb sense
1. dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"
"dip the brush into the paint"
2. dunk
make a dunk shot, in basketball
"He dunked the ball"
3. dunk, dip
dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
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