sunk
[ suhngk ]
/ sʌŋk /
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of sink.
adjective
Informal.
beyond help; done for; washed up: If they catch you cheating, you're really sunk.
Nautical.
(of a forecastle or poop) raised less than a full deck above the weather deck of a ship.
Origin of sunk
1925–30
for def 2
OTHER WORDS FROM sunk
half-sunk, adjective un·sunk, adjectiveWords nearby sunk
sunglass,
sunglasses,
sunglow,
sungrebe,
sunhat,
sunk,
sunk fence,
sunk relief,
sunken,
sunken garden,
sunket
Definition for sunk (2 of 2)
sink
[ singk ]
/ sɪŋk /
verb (used without object), sank or, often, sunk; sunk or sunk·en; sink·ing.
verb (used with object), sank or, often, sunk; sunk or sunk·en; sink·ing.
noun
Origin of sink
before 1000; (v.) Middle English
sinken, Old English
sincan; cognate with Dutch
zinken, German
sinken, Old Norse
sǫkkva, Gothic
singkwan; (noun) late Middle English: cesspool, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM sink
Example sentences from the Web for sunk
British Dictionary definitions for sunk (1 of 2)
sunk
/ (sʌŋk) /
verb
a past participle of sink
adjective
informal
with all hopes dashed; ruined
if the police come while we're opening the safe, we'll be sunk
British Dictionary definitions for sunk (2 of 2)
sink
/ (sɪŋk) /
verb sinks, sinking, sank, sunk or sunken
noun
adjective
informal
(of a housing estate or school) deprived or having low standards of achievement
Derived forms of sink
sinkable, adjectiveWord Origin for sink
Old English
sincan; related to Old Norse
sökkva to sink, Gothic
siggan, Old High German
sincan, Swedish
sjunka
Scientific definitions for sunk
sink
[ sĭngk ]
A part of the physical environment, or more generally any physical system, that absorbs some form of matter or energy. For example, a forest acts as a sink for carbon dioxide because it absorbs more of the gas in photosynthesis than it releases in respiration. Coral reefs are a long-lasting sink for carbon, which they sequester in their skeletons in the form of calcium carbonate.
Geology
- See playa.
- See sinkhole.
- A circular depression on the flank of a volcano, caused by the collapse of a volcanic wall.
Idioms and Phrases with sunk
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