Meaning of "dunk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUNK

From Pennsylvania Dutch, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DUNK

dunk  [dʌŋk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUNK

Dunk is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dunk in English.

WHAT DOES DUNK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dunk

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, dipping of food into a beverage ▪ Dunking, a form of water torture ▪ dunk refers to a highly customized 70's era Chevrolet, popularized by rapper Trick Daddy, as in "Dunk Rider" ▪ Dunk, a 1990s Canadian band from Niagara Falls, Ontario ▪ Dunk, the first elephant to reside at the National Zoo...

Definition of dunk in the English dictionary

The definition of dunk in the dictionary is to dip in tea, soup, etc, before eating. Other definition of dunk is to submerge or be submerged in liquid.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DUNK

PRESENT

Present

I dunk

you dunk

he/she/it dunks

we dunk

you dunk

they dunk

Present continuous

I am dunking

you are dunking

he/she/it is dunking

we are dunking

you are dunking

they are dunking

Present perfect

I have dunked

you have dunked

he/she/it has dunked

we have dunked

you have dunked

they have dunked

Present perfect continuous

I have been dunking

you have been dunking

he/she/it has been dunking

we have been dunking

you have been dunking

they have been dunking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dunked

you dunked

he/she/it dunked

we dunked

you dunked

they dunked

Past continuous

I was dunking

you were dunking

he/she/it was dunking

we were dunking

you were dunking

they were dunking

Past perfect

I had dunked

you had dunked

he/she/it had dunked

we had dunked

you had dunked

they had dunked

Past perfect continuous

I had been dunking

you had been dunking

he/she/it had been dunking

we had been dunking

you had been dunking

they had been dunking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dunk

you will dunk

he/she/it will dunk

we will dunk

you will dunk

they will dunk

Future continuous

I will be dunking

you will be dunking

he/she/it will be dunking

we will be dunking

you will be dunking

they will be dunking

Future perfect

I will have dunked

you will have dunked

he/she/it will have dunked

we will have dunked

you will have dunked

they will have dunked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dunking

you will have been dunking

he/she/it will have been dunking

we will have been dunking

you will have been dunking

they will have been dunking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dunk

you would dunk

he/she/it would dunk

we would dunk

you would dunk

they would dunk

Conditional continuous

I would be dunking

you would be dunking

he/she/it would be dunking

we would be dunking

you would be dunking

they would be dunking

Conditional perfect

I would have dunk

you would have dunk

he/she/it would have dunk

we would have dunk

you would have dunk

they would have dunk

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dunking

you would have been dunking

he/she/it would have been dunking

we would have been dunking

you would have been dunking

they would have been dunking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dunk
we let´s dunk
you dunk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dunk

Past participle

dunked

Present Participle

dunking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF DUNK

Find out the translation of dunk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dunk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dunk» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 扣篮
• Translator English - Spanish: Dunk
• English: dunk
• Translator English - Hindi: डुबोना
• Translator English - Arabic: دونك
• Translator English - Russian: данк
• Translator English - Portuguese: Dunk
• Translator English - Bengali: ডাঙ্ক
• Translator English - French: dunk
• Translator English - Malay: Dunk
• Translator English - German: dunk
• Translator English - Japanese: 液体に浸す
• Translator English - Korean: 덩크
• Translator English - Javanese: Dunk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhúng bánh khi ăn
• Translator English - Tamil: வீசுதல்
• Translator English - Marathi: डंक
• Translator English - Turkish: daldırmak
• Translator English - Italian: dunk
• Translator English - Polish: dunk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: данк
• Translator English - Romanian: dunk
• Translator English - Greek: dunk
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dunk
• Translator English - Swedish: dunk
• Translator English - Norwegian: dunk

10 QUOTES WITH «DUNK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dunk.

1

Charles Barkley

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

2

Charles Barkley

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

3

Vince Carter

My first dunk was actually in sixth grade.

4

Prince Fielder

I could dunk a volleyball in high school. I didn't play football because I knew they were going to put me at a fat-guy position, and I didn't want to do that. I am athletic.

5

Willie Geist

I'm 6-foot-4. If my life depended on it, I could still dunk a basketball. Then I would need assistance from a first responder to get down from the rim.

6

Curtis Granderson

No matter what you do, people are gonna try to emulate you. Whether it's a dunk by Michael Jordan or a swing by Ken Griffey Jr., kids are doing the same things.

7

Dule Hill

My parents wanted to name me Karim Hill. My aunt always liked the name Dule, from this actor Keir Dullea, who was in '2001: Space Odyssey.' That's how I got the name Karim Dule Hill. Growing up, I never liked the name Karim because people would ask me, 'Could you dunk like Kareem Abdul Jabbar?'

8

Holly Johnson

To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now.

9

Lisa Leslie

Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do.

10

Jeremy Lin

My first dunk ever was in middle school. We were playing, me and my church friends, and I dunked it, and I swear I could not sleep that night.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUNK»

Discover the use of dunk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dunk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Slam Dunk

He tried to slam her with love, but she dunked his heart.

Takehiko Inoue, 2011

Dunk Under Pressure #7: Winning Season

the guys call him Dunk, but Cornell Duncan couldn’t dunk from a six-foot ladder.

Rich Wallace, 2007

Dunk

I'd seen dunk tanks before, but I'd never paid much attention to them. Not until now. The whole tank wasn't more than five feet wide and maybe eight feet high. The bottom half was filled with water, the top half was protected by iron bars.

David Lubar, 2013

Slam Dunk

Sixteen-year-old Salvador "Slam" Amaro thinks being the assistant coach of the Brookfield High School girls' basketball team will be an easy gig.

Kate Jaimet, 2009

How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life

Reveals scientific principles behind familiar objects and activities, rendering the scientific process accessible through explanations of how such activities as shopping, boiling an egg, throwing a boomerang, and sports are connected to key ...

Len Fisher, 2002

Dunk skunk

Sport actions rhyme with the names of animals who love to play, such as Goal Mole, Dunk Skunk, and Hurdle Turtle.

Michael Rex, 2005

Slam Dunk to Glory: The Amazing True Story of the 1966 NCAA ...

Boasting an endorsement from Former President George H.W. Bush, a Foreword by Clyde "The Glide" Drexler, and a participating title in the Barbara Bush Literacy Program-this book is the story of seven African-American basketball players who ...

David Lattin, 2007

Slam-Dunk Sports Jokes: A Winning Collection of the World's ...

This marvelous collection of some five hundred jokes will hit a home run with sports fans, offering a hilarious take on the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and everything in between.

Paul M Miller, 2013

Slam Dunk

When a new school year starts, and thirteen-year-old basketball star Julian feels a lot of pressure as he realizes he is the only remaining player from last year's winning team, a friend's health crisis helps him regain perspective.

Matt Christopher, 2007

STAT #3: Slam Dunk: Standing Tall and Talented

Young Amar'e Stoudemire is back in the all-star basketball adventure--STAT: Standing Tall and Talented!

Amar'e Stoudemire, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUNK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dunk is used in the context of the following news items.

Karl-Anthony Towns throws down between the legs dunk (Video)

In warmups for the Timberwolves scrimmage on Wednesday, rookie Karl-Anthony Towns threw down a seamless between-the-legs dunk ... «FanSided, Jul 15»

5'5" Porter Maberry Pays Tribute to Spud Webb at Dunk Contest

On one of his attempts at the Sprite Kings of Air dunk contest, the 5'5" Porter Maberry paid tribute to one of his idols, 1986 NBA Slam Dunk ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

Nike SB Dunk High Clouds

These kicks are available overseas at Murasaki Sports. Unfortunately, no U.S. date has been set for this pair of Nike SB Dunk Highs. Thankfully ... «The BoomBox, Jul 15»

Kid makes awesome dunk, gets hit on head — VIDEO

This kid in a video posted to Vine shows his awesome dunk (we'll just ignore that he's traveling) and his following celebration. His celebration is ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»

2 Point Lead: Michael Jordan at the '88 dunk contest - AOL.com

Iconic sports photographer Walter Iooss joins 2 Point Lead host Yannis Pappas to talk about his memories of the 1998 NBA Dunk Contest. «AOL News, Jul 15»

Baylor true freshman LB throws down 360-degree dunk

... a 40-yard dash of 4.58 seconds and an elite shuttle time of 3.89 seconds. But what's the good in that if he is afraid to throw down a dunk? «247Sports, Jul 15»

This Little Kid's Dunk Is a Success...Then a Failure

That was a perfect dunk, and shoddy craftsmanship led to him getting hit and/or concussed. It looks like a PlaySkool product from here, and if ... «Total Pro Sports, Jul 15»

Dunk Not For Sale

A cynic may say Brighton 'doth protest too much, methinks' as far as it goes with Lewis Dunk and our views that he's not for sale in light reports ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»

Boy Scout Troop #148 Dunk Tank Recap

Boy Scout Troop #148 would like to thank all our volunteer dunkees and participants in the dunk tank event this year. Our top 3 dunkees were: ... «hngnews.com, Jul 15»

USD Men To Play 'Dunk City' In Sioux Falls

The University of South Dakota will get its crack at a school known by its 'Dunk City' moniker. Announced Wednesday, USD will host Florida ... «Yankton Daily Press, Jul 15»