dunk

inzuppare, immergere

Mettere qualcosa in un liquido per poco tempo.

In inglese semplice: To put something into a liquid for a short time.

• Dunk the bread in the soup.
• She dunked her head in cold water.
• Do you like dunking biscuits in tea?

Come si usa: dunk something in something (He dunked his biscuit in his tea.)

Sinonimi: dip, immerse

Espressioni comuni: dunk a biscuit, dunk in water

schiacciare

Saltare e spingere la palla da basket nel canestro dall’alto, spesso tenendosi al ferro.

In inglese semplice: To jump up and push a basketball down through the basket, often holding its metal edge.

• He jumped and dunked the ball.
• Can she dunk with one hand?
• The crowd cheered as both players dunked during practice.

Sinonimi: slam dunk

Espressioni comuni: dunk the ball, dunk over someone

prendere in giro, ridicolizzare

Prendere in giro qualcuno o criticarlo duramente in pubblico, soprattutto online.

In inglese semplice: To publicly make fun of someone or criticize them harshly, especially online.

• Everyone dunked on his latest post.
• It's easy to dunk on strangers online.
• Why are you dunking on her harmless joke?

Come si usa: dunk on someone/something (People dunked on him for that silly post.)

Sinonimi: mock, ridicule

Espressioni comuni: dunk on someone, dunk on something

piazzare

Mettere qualcuno o qualcosa in un posto senza molta cura.

In inglese semplice: To put someone or something somewhere without much care.

• He dunked the bag on the floor.
• She dunked the children in front of the television.
• Don't just dunk the baby in a chair.

Come si usa: dunk someone/something in/on somewhere (He dunked his bag on the sofa.)

Sinonimi: plonk, dump

Espressioni comuni: dunk someone down, dunk something down

schiacciata, immersione

Breve immersione in un liquido; soprattutto, gesto di spingere la palla da basket nel canestro dall’alto.

In inglese semplice: An action of briefly putting something into liquid, or especially pushing a basketball down through the basket.

• His dunk won the game.
• She gave the biscuit a quick dunk in her tea.
• The crowd cheered after three spectacular dunks.

Sinonimi: slam dunk, dip

Espressioni comuni: slam dunk, quick dunk