"dunk on" meaning in English

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Verb

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 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 28 72

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dunk on meaning in English (1.8kB)

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