sunken
/หsสลkษn/IPA: /S AH1 NG K AH0 N/
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(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
- 2
(heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.
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To conceal and appropriate.
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To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
- 5
To pay absolutely.
โI have sunk thousands of pounds into this project.โ
- 6
To reduce or extinguish by payment.
โto sink the national debtโ
- 7
To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
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To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
- 1
Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged
โThe sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feetโ
- 2
(of eyes or cheeks) Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
โShe looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.โ
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sink, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sunken