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dunk
/dʌŋk/
verb
maczać
Also
zanurzać
Definition
To dip a biscuit or piece of bread into a drink before eating it; or to push something quickly into liquid.
Examples
He likes to dunk his biscuits in his tea.
On lubi maczać swoje herbatniki w herbacie.
The basketball player dunked the ball with force.
Koszykarz z impetem zanurzył piłkę w koszu.
Collocations
dunk a biscuitdunk the balldunk in water
noun
maczanie
Also
wsad(m)
Definition
An act of dipping something into liquid; or in basketball, a shot where a player forces the ball down through the basket.
Examples
He took a quick dunk of his donut in the coffee.
Szybko maczał pączka w kawie.
The crowd cheered for the spectacular dunk.
Tłum wiwatował na widok spektakularnego wsadu.
Collocations
slam dunkquick dunk
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