dunk vs duck

dunk and duck both are nouns.

dunk and duck both are verbs.

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

As verbs, duck is a hyponym of dunk; that is, duck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dunk:

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

Other hyponyms of dunk include sop, dip, douse, dabble.

dunk (noun)	duck (noun)
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket	small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
	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

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

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