"dunk on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dunk on.wav Forms: dunks on [present, singular, third-person], dunking on [participle, present], dunked on [participle, past], dunked on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|dunks on|dunking on|dunked on|dunked on}} dunk on (third-person singular simple present dunks on, present participle dunking on, simple past and past participle dunked on)
  1. (transitive, informal, basketball) To perform a slam dunk over (a defender). Tags: informal, transitive Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-dunk_on-en-verb-4EvBWPUq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (transitive, informal) To better (someone) in a way that is humiliating for them. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-dunk_on-en-verb-5hY7k1Tk

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, informal, basketball) To perform a slam dunk over (a defender)."
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        "(transitive, informal) To better (someone) in a way that is humiliating for them."
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