verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   past participle of sink form-of, participle, past
2. 2
   past of sink dialectal, form-of, past

   "Jonathan Swift He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight."

Adjective

1. 1
   doomed to extinction wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

balled upblueboat-shapedboatlikebollixed upbowl-shaped

Example

More examples

"Her eyes have sunk through overwork."

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