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Old 02-17-2008, 02:53 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Re: Dwight Howard

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Originally Posted by Enigma View Post
Dictionary.com:

dunk
–verb (used with object) 1. to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
2. to submerge in a liquid: She dunked the curtains in the dye.
3. Basketball. to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.
–verb (used without object) 4. to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid: She thinks it's vulgar to dunk. Let's dunk in the pool before dinner.
5. Basketball. to execute or attempt a dunk shot.
–noun 6. any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
7. Basketball. dunk shot.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dunk


dunk shot
–noun Basketball. a shot in which a player near the basket jumps with the ball and attempts to thrust it through the basket with one hand or both hands held above the rim.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dunk%20shot




Here's another one
Merriam-Websters Dictionary:

Dunk
transitive verb
1 : to dip (as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
2 : to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid
3 : to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim
intransitive verb
1 : to submerge oneself in water
2 : to make a dunk shot in basketball

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk



Dunk Shot

: a shot in basketball made by jumping high into the air and throwing the ball down through the basket
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk+shot






It most definitly qualifies as a dunk.
Even after you prove it with the meaning, the haters still won't back off saying it wasn't a dunk, LOL!!!
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