dunk
English Thesaurus
1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | basketball shot, |
| definition | : | throwing the basketball toward the hoop (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | slam dunk, |
| definition | : | a forceful dunk (noun.act) |
2. dip into a liquid while eating (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
3. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | immerse, plunge, |
| definition | : | thrust or throw into (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sop, |
| definition | : | dip into liquid (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | dip, douse, duck, |
| definition | : | dip into a liquid (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | dabble, |
| definition | : | dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid (verb.motion) |
4. make a dunk shot, in basketball (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | shoot, |
| definition | : | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | slam-dunk, |
| definition | : | make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk (verb.contact) |
| domain category | : | basketball, basketball game, hoops, |
| definition | : | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop (noun.act) |
5. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket (noun.act)
| derivation | : | dunk, |
| definition | : | make a dunk shot, in basketball (verb.contact) |
6. dip into a liquid while eating (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | dipper, |
| definition | : | a ladle that has a cup with a long handle (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dip, |
| definition | : | a brief immersion (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | dip, |
| definition | : | tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped (noun.food) |
7. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dip, plunge, |
| definition | : | a brief swim in water (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dipper, |
| definition | : | a ladle that has a cup with a long handle (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | plumber's helper, plunger, |
| definition | : | hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dip, |
| definition | : | a brief immersion (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | dunkard, dunker, tunker, |
| definition | : | an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) (noun.person) |
8. make a dunk shot, in basketball (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot, |
| definition | : | a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket (noun.act) |
9. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket (noun.act)
| derivation | : | dunk, |
| definition | : | make a dunk shot, in basketball (verb.contact) |
10. dip into a liquid while eating (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | dipper, |
| definition | : | a ladle that has a cup with a long handle (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dip, |
| definition | : | a brief immersion (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | dip, |
| definition | : | tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped (noun.food) |
11. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dip, plunge, |
| definition | : | a brief swim in water (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dipper, |
| definition | : | a ladle that has a cup with a long handle (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | plumber's helper, plunger, |
| definition | : | hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dip, |
| definition | : | a brief immersion (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | dunkard, dunker, tunker, |
| definition | : | an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) (noun.person) |
12. make a dunk shot, in basketball (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot, |
| definition | : | a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket (noun.act) |
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