sunk

[suhngk]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of sink.

adjective

1. Informal.,  beyond help; done for; washed up.

   If they catch you cheating, you're really sunk.

2. Nautical.,  (of a forecastle or poop) raised less than a full deck above the weather deck of a ship.

sunk

/ sʌŋk /

verb

1. a past participle of sink

adjective

1. informal,  with all hopes dashed; ruined

   if the police come while we're opening the safe, we'll be sunk

Other Word Forms

• half-sunk adjective
• unsunk adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunk¹

First recorded in 1925–30 sunk for def. 2

Example Sentences

It is worth revisiting how low Welsh rugby has sunk since the World Cup quarter-final defeat by Argentina in Marseille in October 2023.

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His father stayed behind in Singapore but died when the ship he was aboard was sunk.

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On returning the following day to retrieve some belongings, she said the flood had completely swallowed the house: "It's already sunk."

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"The alarm was on, the doors were locked. My heart sunk - I felt sick," he said.

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But they haven’t sunk as low as the level of oversupply would suggest.

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Related Words

• desperate 
• forlorn 
• helpless 
• impossible 
• pointless 
• sad 
• tragic 
• useless