sunk

sunk
/sungk/, v.
1. a pt. and pp. of sink.
adj.
2. Informal. beyond help; done for; washed up: If they catch you cheating, you're really sunk.
3. Naut. (of a forecastle or poop) raised less than a full deck above the weather deck of a ship.
[1925-30 for def. 2]

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