Unked vs Dunked - What's the difference?
unked | dunked |
(UK, dialect) odd; strange
(UK, dialect) ugly
(UK, dialect) old
(UK, dialect) uncouth
(UK, dialect) lonely; dreary; unkard
(dunk)
To submerge briefly in a liquid.
To set down carelessly.
(ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
As an adjective unked
is (uk|dialect) odd; strange.As a verb dunked is
(dunk).unked
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Weston is sadly unked without you. — Cowper.
dunked
English
Verb
(head)dunk
English
Verb
(en verb)- I like to dunk my donut in my coffee.
- Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
- The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.
Noun
(en noun)- The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.