to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.

to submerge in a liquid

She dunked the curtains in the dye.

Basketball . to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.

to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid

She thinks it's vulgar to dunk. Let's dunk in the pool before dinner.

Basketball . to execute or attempt a dunk shot.

any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.

Basketball . dunk shot.

verb

douse , duck , immerse , saturate , soak , sop , souse , submerge , submerse , immerge , baptize , dip , drench , slam

noun

dip , duck , swim