dunk

• No basquete, arremesso no qual o jogador salta e empurra ou bate a bola para dentro da cesta com uma ou ambas as mãos por cima do aro. No uso coloquial, molhar ou mergulhar algo rapidamente em um líquido, como um biscoito no café.

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.

   Enterrada

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

   Sinônimosjamslamslam dunkstuff

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de mergulhar algo brevemente em um líquido ou, no basquete, fazer a cesta com uma enterrada.

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.

   Mergulhar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdipdouseimmerseplungesopsousesubmerge

2. Basketball shotB1informalsport

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

   Enterrada

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

   Sinônimosflushjamslam dunkstuff

3. Wet or coat brieflyB1informalculinary

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

   Mergulhar rapidamente

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdipduckimmerseplungesousesubmerge

   Antônimosdry