dunk
BrE /dʌŋk/ AmE /dʌŋk/
verb en → es
past dunked pp dunked ing dunking
to put the ball into the basket by jumping and throwing it down forcefully with one hand
lanzar el balón con fuerza, meter la canasta
- dunk a basketball
Collocations dunk the ball
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He dunked the ball over the defender.
Él metió la canasta lanzando el balón sobre el defensor.
to put a food item into hot liquid, usually for a short time and to add flavor or soften it
sumergir en líquido caliente
- dunk something in/into sth
Collocations dunk a cookie in tea
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She likes to dunk her cookies in hot chocolate.
Ella le gusta sumergir sus galletas en chocolate caliente.