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sunk

/sʌŋk/
Meanings
  • Adjective or Past Tense Verb

    Having become submerged in a liquid, as water.

    - "The ship was sunk during the battle."
    - "The stone was sunk in the pond."
    - "The diver checked his watch before sinking to the bottom."
  • Verb

    To cause (a ship, aircraft, or other large object) to sink.

    - "The submarine was sunk by the enemy."
    - "The aircraft was sunk in the sea after a crash."
    - "The pirates sunk their treasure chest in the deep ocean."
Pronunciation
  1. /sʌŋk/



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Synonyms

descend , go down , dip , dunk , submerge
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sunk
munk , sunken , hunk , punk , crunk , lunk , funk , bunk
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Sunken () : Having sunk or become submerged.

  2. Sunk () : A sunken place or feature, such as a sunken garden.

  3. Sunk () : Having sunk or descended to a lower level, such as sunken eyes or a sunken feeling.

Variants
List of all variants of sunk that leads to same result
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Forms
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sunk (past tense and past participle of sink), sinks (third person singular present tense of sink), sunken (adjective form)

Etymology
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Old English suncian, from suncan to sink, submerge.

Trivia
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  1. The Titanic was the largest ship to sink in peacetime until the Lusitania was sunk in 1915.

  2. The word 'sunk' comes from the Old English word 'suncian', which means 'to sink' or 'submerge'.

  3. The deepest part of the ocean, the Challenger Deep, is so deep that it is believed that no human will ever sink to the bottom.

Related Concepts
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  1. Submerge: To cover or immerse completely, as in water.

  2. Sinkhole: A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of the ground due to the dissolution of a layer of rock or soil.

  3. Maritime history: The history of the sea and shipping, including the study of ships, navigation, and maritime trade.

Culture
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In literature, 'sunk' is often used to describe ships or other large objects that have been submerged or sunken. In art, images of sunken ships or underwater scenes can evoke feelings of melancholy or loss. In music, the word 'sunk' may be used metaphorically to describe a feeling of sadness or despair.

How to Memorize "sunk"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a ship sinking in the water or an object being submerged in a liquid. Visualize the water surrounding and covering the object completely.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'sunk' with the image of a ship or object sinking in the water. Use the memory of this image to recall the meaning of the word.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'S - Ship sinking, U - Underwater, N - Nautical, K - Killed (as in a ship being sunk).'

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