Adjective: sunk súngk
- [informal] Ruined or doomed; without hope
"After the scandal, his political career was sunk";
- done for [informal], undone
- (nautical) having gone down below the surface of water
"The sunk vessel lay at the bottom of the harbour"
- (of a ship etc.) go under water
"The raft sank and its occupants drowned";
- settle, go down, go under
- Fall or descend to a lower place or level
"He sank to his knees";
- drop, drop down
- Cause to sink
"The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
- Pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
"He sank into nirvana";
- pass, lapse
- Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
"He sank into bed";
- subside
- Appear to move downward
"The setting sun sank below the tree line";
- dip
- Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
"The real estate market sank";
- slump, fall off
- Fall or drop heavily into a seated or reclined position
"He sank onto the couch";
- slump
- Embed deeply
"She sank her fingers into the soft sand";
- bury
- Become reduced in amount, level, intensity, or value
"the temperature sank at night";
- decrease, diminish, lessen, fall, come down, go down, dent
- Invest or spend a large amount of money, typically with the implication that it may not be recovered
"They sank millions into the failed project"
See also: travel, unsuccessful
Type of: break, cave in, change magnitude, change posture, collapse, come down, decline, descend, displace, drop, embed, engraft, fall in, founder, give, give way, go down, imbed, implant, move, plant
Encyclopedia: Sunk
Sink, Mark