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Noun dunk has 1 sense

dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot - a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
--₁ is a kind of basketball shot
--₁ has particulars: slam dunk
Derived form: verb dunk₂

Verb dunk has 3 senses

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"
--₁ is one way to immerse, plunge

Derived form: noun Dunkard₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
dunk - make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"
--₂ is one way to shoot

Derived form: noun dunk₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dunk, dip - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
--₃ is one way to eat
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP