See dunk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to submerge briefly in a liquid — see also dip",
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"word": "замочи́ть"
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"sense": "to submerge briefly in a liquid — see also dip",
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"sense": "to submerge briefly in a liquid — see also dip",
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"code": "es",
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"word": "hansak"
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"word": "入樽"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "basketball",
"word": "donkata"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "basketball",
"word": "zsákol"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "basketball",
"word": "enterrar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"word": "machacar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"word": "hacer un mate"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "basketball",
"word": "dunka"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "basketball",
"word": "smaç basmak"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "social media",
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"code": "pl",
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"word": "slam dunk"
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"word": "thunderdunk"
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"word": "alley oop"
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"alt": "ramya(t) sāḥiqa",
"code": "ar",
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"sense": "basketball dunking",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "رَمْيَة سَاحِقَة"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "zabivka",
"sense": "basketball dunking",
"word": "забивка"
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"sense": "basketball dunking",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kòulán",
"sense": "basketball dunking",
"word": "扣籃 /扣篮"
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"sense": "basketball dunking",
"word": "smeč"
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"sense": "basketball dunking",
"word": "donkkaus"
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"sense": "basketball dunking",
"word": "donkki"
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{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "kárfoma",
"sense": "basketball dunking",
"tags": [
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"word": "κάρφωμα"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "basketball dunking",
"tags": [
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"word": "schiacciata"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "deongkeu",
"sense": "basketball dunking",
"word": "덩크"
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"code": "ko",
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"roman": "deongkeu syut",
"sense": "basketball dunking",
"word": "덩크 슛"
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"word": "꽂아넣기"
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"sense": "basketball dunking",
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"word": "enterrada"
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"word": "данк"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "mate"
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"sense": "basketball dunking",
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"word": "volcada"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "basketball dunking",
"word": "smaç"
}
],
"word": "dunk"
}
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