dunk
/dʌŋk/verb
उच्चारण डंक
(खाने की चीज़ को) डुबोना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth (in/into sth)
to put food quickly into a liquid before eating it
(खाने की चीज़ को) डुबोना
- He likes to dunk his biscuits in his tea.
- Radhika dunked a piece of rusk into her chai.
- I like to dunk my paratha in the curd.
+ 2 more examples
- He dunked the bread in the soup.
- Don't dunk your biscuit for too long, or it will break.
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[T]
to push somebody or something under water for a short time
(थोड़ी देर के लिए) पानी में डुबो देना, गोता दिलाना
- The children took turns to dunk each other in the pool.
- She dunked her head under the tap to cool down.
- The boys dunked the captain in the lake after the victory.
+ 2 more examples
- He dunked his hands in cold water to stop the pain.
- At the fair, you could dunk a clown in a tank by hitting a target.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dunk + object + in/into + liquid
Dunk means to dip something briefly into a liquid, usually food into tea, milk or soup. The liquid follows in or into.
'Dunk' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ को, प्रायः खाने की वस्तु को, चाय, दूध या सूप में थोड़ी देर के लिए डुबोना। तरल से पहले in या into आता है।
- He dunked a biscuit in his tea.
- Radhika dunked the brush into the paint.
dunk + person + in/under + water
It can also mean to push a person under water for a short time, often as a joke or a punishment.
इसका अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति को थोड़ी देर के लिए पानी में डुबो देना भी हो सकता है, प्रायः मज़ाक या सज़ा के रूप में।
- The boys dunked their friend in the pond on his birthday.
dunk (basketball): dunk the ball / slam dunk
In basketball, to dunk is to jump and push the ball down through the hoop from above. A slam dunk is a forceful dunk, and figuratively a certain success.
Basketball में 'dunk' का अर्थ कूदकर गेंद को ऊपर से टोकरी में ठूँस देना है। 'Slam dunk' ज़ोरदार dunk है, और लाक्षणिक रूप में पक्की सफलता।
- The centre jumped high and dunked the ball.
- Winning the first round was a slam dunk for the champion.
dunk (noun): a dunk
The noun is countable and refers to one act of dipping or one basketball shot.
Noun के रूप में यह countable है और एक बार डुबोने या एक basketball शॉट को बताता है।
- The crowd cheered the player's spectacular dunk.
+Collocations 4
dunk + food
biscuitruskbreaddoughnutjalebi
- My grandfather dunks his rusk in hot tea every morning.
dunk + preposition
inintounder
- Do not dunk the phone in water, even for a second.
type of dunk (basketball)
slamreversetwo-handedpowerfulwindmill
- He scored with a thunderous two-handed dunk.
adverb + dunk
quicklybrieflyplayfullycarefully
- She quickly dunked the tea bag and removed it.
“More examples 5
- The child dunked his chapati in the dal and ate happily.
बच्चे ने अपनी रोटी दाल में डुबोई और खुशी-खुशी खा ली।
- It is not polite to dunk biscuits in tea at a formal dinner.
औपचारिक भोज में चाय में बिस्कुट डुबोना शिष्टता नहीं मानी जाती।
- The coach taught the young players how to dunk.
प्रशिक्षक ने युवा खिलाड़ियों को dunk करना सिखाया।
- The cook dunked the vegetables in boiling water for a minute.
रसोइये ने सब्ज़ियों को एक मिनट के लिए उबलते पानी में डुबोया।
- Radhika dunked her head under the tap to cool down.
राधिका ने ठंडक पाने के लिए अपना सिर नल के नीचे डुबो दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He dunked his biscuit on his tea.
✓ He dunked his biscuit in his tea.
Food dipped into a liquid goes in or into it, not on it.
तरल में डुबोई गई वस्तु के लिए 'in' या 'into' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
✗ She has dunk the bread into the soup.
✓ She has dunked the bread into the soup.
Dunk is a regular verb; the past participle is dunked.
'Dunk' regular verb है; इसका past participle 'dunked' है।