What does "Dunk" mean?

to shoot a basketball by jumping

Synonym: slam, score Opposite: miss, fail

"Dunk" in a sentence

Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.

Your last peralta guarantee was that You could dunk a basketball.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1E15

So I came out here to dunk.

How I Met Your Mother S5E10

And then I stole the ball from the other team, did a 360 and almost dunked it.

Modern Family S1E20

In 1992, Pistol Pete's last-second dunk against Eagleton High clinched a comeback victory for the Pawnee Central drunken savages.

Parks and Recreation S4E11

who I will be dunkin'.

Young Sheldon S2E11

DUNK. GO ON.

Gilmore Girls S1E15

...now you dunk it down into the other pot...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Dunk him.

Inception

"Dunk" in TV shows & movies

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