1. (

• dunk ,
• dip ,
• souse ,
• plunge ,
• douse

) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" ;

2. (

• dunk ,

) make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball" ;

3. (

• dunk ,
• dip

) dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" ;