"dunk out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dunks out [present, singular, third-person], dunking out [participle, present], dunked out [participle, past], dunked out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dunk out (third-person singular simple present dunks out, present participle dunking out, simple past and past participle dunked out)
  1. (transitive) To extinguish (a flame or lit cigarette) by dunking it into a liquid. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dunk_out-en-verb-MQJggueA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 24 34 42
  2. Misconstruction of dump out (“empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface”) Tags: alt-of, misconstruction Alternative form of: dump out (extra: empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface)
    Sense id: en-dunk_out-en-verb-P7WXIc0L Categories (other): English misconstructions, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 24 34 42
  3. Misconstruction of duck out Tags: alt-of, misconstruction Alternative form of: duck out
    Sense id: en-dunk_out-en-verb-3BxqIX-Q Categories (other): English misconstructions, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 24 34 42

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