sank vs. sunk

verb

  1. a simple past tense of sink.

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.