dunk out

verb — 3 senses

dunk out

verb
1

To extinguish (a flame or lit cigarette) by dunking it into a liquid.

  • "They'll stall," Walt said and dunked out his cigarette.1998, William Hoffman, Tidewater Blood:
2

Misconstruction Misconstruction of dump out (“empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface”).

3

Misconstruction Misconstruction of duck out.

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