duck vs dunk

duck and dunk both are nouns.

duck and dunk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
duck	Yes	No	Yes	No
dunk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dunk is a hypernym of duck; that is, dunk is a word with a broader meaning than duck:

duck: dip into a liquid
dunk: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

Other hypernyms of duck include dip, douse, plunge, souse.

duck (noun)	dunk (noun)
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs	a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

duck (verb)	dunk (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	dip into a liquid while eating
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
submerge or plunge suddenly	make a dunk shot, in basketball
dip into a liquid

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