Synonyms for dunk
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1. dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot(verb)

   a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

   Synonyms:
   stuff shot, dunk shot

2. dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse(verb)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   engulf, hit it up, dim, engross, dump, dowse, dive, duck, launch, sink, steep, immerse, souse, sop, soak, plunk, dip, put out, plunge, soak up, drench, douse, inebriate, absorb

3. dunk(verb)

   make a dunk shot, in basketball

   "He dunked the ball"

   Synonyms:
   douse, plunge, souse, dip

4. dunk, dip(verb)

   dip into a liquid while eating

   "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

   Synonyms:
   plunge, duck, douse, souse, dip, dim, sink

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1. List of paraphrases:

   cinch, soak

How to pronounce dunk?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use dunk in a sentence?

1. Rian Whitton:

   That was quite a slam dunk, they scaled it very impressively and in a short period of time.

2. Brian Turmail:

   This is the worst kind of populism, given the fact that this administration has been aggressively pursuing sanctuary cities, this seems like an easy slam dunk.

3. Dexter Thomas:

   The first wave of basketball in Japan was pushed forward by Slam Dunk, rui Hachimura, if he succeeds, its going to be another level.

4. Phillip Arnold:

   I’m not going to say that it’s not something it’s a slam dunk that we’re going to be able to get rid of if it shows up.

5. Harry Reid:

   They're very hopeful but this isn't anything that's a slam dunk. I had serious injury to my eye, there's blood accumulated there, and they're hoping that resolves itself. As long as the blood is in the eye it's hard to see.

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