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sunk

verb
SUNGK/sʌŋk/

2 meanings of sunk

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past participle of sink. Use it after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    The old ship has sunk to the bottom of the bay.

    Their little boat had sunk before help arrived.

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  2. 2
    verbdialectal
    Past tense of sink. Heard in casual speech, but sank is the usual past tense.

    The little rowboat sunk fast after it hit the rock.

    He sunk the winning shot at the buzzer.

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sunk is a form of sink

sink, verb: To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to make something do this. Full entry

Forms
sinksinks he/she/itsinking -ing formsank past tensesunk past participle
Spelling
sink → sunk: irregular (no -ed)

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