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dunk

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Verb

  1. To submerge briefly in a liquid.
  2. To set down carelessly.
  3. To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
  4. To put down on social media [with on].

Noun

  1. The act or instance of dunking, particularly in basketball.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, which includes the Family Islands; one is Dunk Island, named after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax.

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