Dunk — or Dunking may refer to: Slam dunk, type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim Dunk (biscuit), dipping of food into a… … Wikipedia
dunk´er — dunk «duhngk», verb, noun. Informal. –v.t. 1. to dip (something, especially food) into a liquid: »to dunk doughnuts in coffee, to dunk one s head in water. 2. to lower or drop (a basketball) into the basket from above; place (a dunk shot): »Manny … Useful english dictionary
Dunk — 〈[dʌ̣ŋk] m. 6; Sp.; Basketball〉 Form des Korblegens, bei der der Spieler den Ball mit den Händen von oben in den Ring legt [zu engl. dunk „eintauchen“] * * * Dunk [daŋk], der; s, s [engl. dunk; ↑ Dunking] (Basketball): kurz für ↑ Dunking. * * * … Universal-Lexikon
dunk — [dʌŋk] v [Date: 1900 2000; : Pennsylvania German; Origin: dunke, from Middle High German dunken] 1.) [T] to quickly put something into a liquid and take it out again, especially something you are eating ▪ Jill dunked her ginger biscuit in her tea … Dictionary of contemporary English
dunk — interj. žr. dunks 1: Dunk, dunk, dunk dunksėjo ir šlepsėjo paskui jį [žingsniai] rš … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
dunk — [ dʌŋk ] verb transitive 1. ) to put something into liquid for a short time before taking it out again a ) to put a piece of cake, bread, etc. into a drink before eating it 2. ) AMERICAN to push someone s head and shoulders under water as a joke… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dunk — ☆ dunk [duŋk ] vt. [Ger tunken, to steep, dip, soak < OHG dunchôn: for IE base see TINGE] 1. to dip (bread, cake, etc.) into coffee or other liquid before eating it 2. to immerse in a liquid for a short time 3. Basketball to put (the ball)… … English World dictionary
Dunk — 〈[dʌ̣ŋk] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Sport; Basketball〉 Form des Korblegens, bei dem der Spieler den Ball mit den Händen von oben in den Ring legt [Etym.: zu engl. dunk »eintauchen«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
dunk — 1919, Amer.Eng., from Pennsylvania German dunke to dip, from M.H.G. dunken, from O.H.G. dunkon, thunkon to soak, from PIE root *teng to soak (see TINCTURE (Cf. tincture)). Basketball sense is first recorded 1937 as a verb, 1971 as a noun (earlier … Etymology dictionary
Dunk. — Dunk., bei Tiernamen Abkürzung für Wilh. Dunker (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon