dunk

English

/dʌŋk/

verb
Definitions
  • To submerge briefly in a liquid.
  • To set down carelessly.
  • (ambitransitive) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
  • (intransitive) To put down on social media .

Etymology

Borrowed from Pennsylvania German dunke derived from Middle High German dunken derived from Old High German dunkōn (submerge, dunk, dip) derived from *þunkōn (make wet, moisten, wet) derived from Proto-Germanic *þunkōną derived from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (dip, think, soak, feel, know, moisten, wet).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*teng-

Gloss

dip, think, soak, feel, know, moisten, wet

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

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