Sunk

/sʌŋk/

Meaning & Definition

verb

Past participle of sink; to have gone down to a lower position, especially below water.

The ship had sunk after hitting the iceberg.

To have fallen into a state of despair or gloom.

After failing the exam, she felt her spirits had sunk.

To become embedded or infused in a substance.

The colors of the fabric had sunk into the dye during processing.

adjective

Describing something that is lowered below a certain level.

The sunk garden was a beautiful hidden area in the landscape.

Past participle of sink, Old English 'sincan'.

sunk costs

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered.

sunk in

To become fully understood or realized.

sink

To go down below the surface.

submerge

To cover completely with liquid.

drown

To die by being submerged in water.

To be in a hopeless situation.

They're sunk if they don't get their act together.

To be very tired or burnt out.

After that marathon, I'm totally sunk.