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Main Entry:: ¹dunk
Pronunciation:: \ˈdəŋk\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn — more at tinge
Date:: 1919

transitive verb 1 : to dip (as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating 2 : to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid 3 : to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim intransitive verb 1 : to submerge oneself in water 2 : to make a dunk shot in basketball

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