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past tense and past participle of sink
sunk
Definition of sunk (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms: Adjective
dead, done, done for, doomed, finished, kaput (also kaputt), ruined
Adjective
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1583, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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