0 past simple and past participle of dunk
1 to put a biscuit, piece of bread, etc. into a liquid such as tea, coffee, or soup for a short time before eating it:
2 to slam-dunk
Known for his eccentricities, it was reported that he dunked his mentally ill patients in local ponds.
Three other tribe members would spin the wheel, which would cause one strapped in castaway at a time to be dunked head first into water.
For example, at a town or county fair a group may rent a dunk tank, and have volunteers willing to be dunked.
A biscuit is porous and, when dunked, capillary action draws the liquid into the interstices between the crumbs.
One baby is being dunked repeatedly by two others.
In a parallel to the drunken shrimp above, dancing shrimp are usually dunked in sake.
Fortunately, quick thinking mechanics dunked him head-first into a tank of soda solution.
This tank works is a similar way, but is often used in events where younger children might wish to participate in getting dunked.
