dunk

• Au basket-ball, action de marquer un panier en sautant et en frappant violemment le ballon de haut en bas dans le panier, souvent avec une ou deux mains. Le terme peut aussi désigner familièrement une action de plonger ou d'enfoncer quelque chose.

A noun referring to a basketball shot where the ball is thrust forcefully downward through the hoop.

1. B1informalsport

   A forceful basketball shot where a player jumps and pushes the ball down through the hoop.

   dunk (au basket-ball)

   • He scored with a powerful dunk in the final seconds.
   • The crowd cheered after his impressive dunk.
   • She practiced her dunk technique for hours.

   Synonymesjamslamslam dunkstuff

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de tremper brièvement quelque chose dans un liquide ou, au basket-ball, de marquer un panier en smashant le ballon dans le cercle.

A verb used to indicate the act of submerging something briefly into a liquid, or in basketball, to score by thrusting the ball downward through the hoop.

1. Dip into liquidA2informalculinary

   To immerse something briefly into a liquid, especially while eating.

   tremper

   • He dunked his cookie into a glass of milk.
   • She likes to dunk her fries in ketchup.
   • They dunked the bread in olive oil before eating.

   Synonymesdipdouseimmerseplungesopsousesubmerge

2. Basketball shotB1informalsport

   To score a basket by jumping and thrusting the ball down through the hoop.

   dunker (au basket)

   • The player leaped high to dunk the ball.
   • He scored the winning point with a powerful dunk.
   • She practiced her dunk shot for hours.

   Synonymesflushjamslam dunkstuff

3. Wet or coat brieflyB1informalculinary

   To immerse something briefly in a liquid to wet, coat, or saturate it.

   tremper brièvement

   • The chef dunked the chicken in batter before frying.
   • She dunked the cloth in water to clean the spill.
   • He dunked the brush in paint to start the project.

   Synonymesdipduckimmerseplungesousesubmerge

   Antonymesdry