dunk

mojar, sumergir

Meter algo en un líquido durante poco tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: dunk something in something (He dunked his biscuit in his tea.)

Sinónimos: dip, immerse

Expresiones frecuentes: dunk a biscuit, dunk in water

machacar, hacer un mate

Saltar y meter el balón de baloncesto desde arriba, a menudo agarrándose al aro.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: slam dunk

Expresiones frecuentes: dunk the ball, dunk over someone

burlarse de, ridiculizar

Burlarse de alguien o criticarlo duramente en público, sobre todo en internet.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: mock, ridicule

Expresiones frecuentes: dunk on someone, dunk on something

plantar

Dejar a alguien o algo en un sitio sin mucho cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: plonk, dump

Expresiones frecuentes: dunk someone down, dunk something down

mate, chapuzón

Acción de meter algo brevemente en líquido; especialmente, jugada de meter el balón de baloncesto en el aro desde arriba.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: slam dunk, dip

Expresiones frecuentes: slam dunk, quick dunk