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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sink \Sink\ (s[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. Sunk (s[u^][ng]k), or
     ({Sank (s[a^][ng]k)); p. p. Sunk (obs. Sunken, -- now
     used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sinking.] [OE. sinken, AS.
     sincan; akin to D. zinken, OS. sincan, G. sinken, Icel.
     s["o]kkva, Dan. synke, Sw. sjunka, Goth. siggan, and probably
     to E. silt. Cf. Silt.]
     1. To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend
        lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a
        stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks
        in the west.
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              I sink in deep mire.                  --Ps. lxix. 2.
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     2. To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the
        surface; to penetrate.
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              The stone sunk into his forehead.     --1 San. xvii.
                                                    49.
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     3. Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to
        enter completely.
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              Let these sayings sink down into your ears. --Luke
                                                    ix. 44.
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     4. To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the
        ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in
        strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.
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              I think our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak.
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              He sunk down in his chariot.          --2 Kings ix.
                                                    24.
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              Let not the fire sink or slacken.     --Mortimer.
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     5. To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become
        diminished in volume or in apparent height.
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              The Alps and Pyreneans sink before him. --Addison.
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     Syn: To fall; subside; drop; droop; lower; decline; decay;
          decrease; lessen.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sunken \Sunk"en\, a.
     Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sunk,+or+({Sank" rel="nofollow">Sink \Sink\, v. i. [imp. Sunk, or ({Sank); p. p. Sunk (obs.
     Sunken, -- now used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sinking.]
     [OE. sinken, AS. sincan; akin to D. zinken, OS. sincan, G.
     sinken, Icel. s["o]kkva, Dan. synke, Sw. sjunka, Goth.
     siggan, and probably to E. silt. Cf. Silt.]
     1. To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend
        lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a
        stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks
        in the west.
  
              I sink in deep mire.                  --Ps. lxix. 2.
  
     2. To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the
        surface; to penetrate.
  
              The stone sunk into his forehead.     --1 San. xvii.
                                                    49.
  
     3. Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to
        enter completely.
  
              Let these sayings sink down into your ears. --Luke
                                                    ix. 44.
  
     4. To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the
        ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in
        strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.
  
              I think our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak.
  
              He sunk down in his chariot.          --2 Kings ix.
                                                    24.
  
              Let not the fire sink or slacken.     --Mortimer.
  
     5. To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become
        diminished in volume or in apparent height.
  
              The Alps and Pyreneans sink before him. --Addison.
  
     Syn: To fall; subside; drop; droop; lower; decline; decay;
          decrease; lessen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sunken \Sunk"en\, a.
     Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sunken
       adj 1: having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken
              look" [syn: deep-set, recessed]
       2: under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water; "sunken
          treasure"; "a sunken ship" [syn: submerged] [ant: afloat(p),
           aground(p)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sink
       n 1: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall
            or floor and having a drainpipe
       2: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy
          or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for
          carbon dioxide" [ant: source]
       3: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean
          passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution
          or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn: sinkhole, swallow
          hole]
       4: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn:
           cesspool, cesspit, sump]
       v 1: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his
            knees" [syn: drop, drop down]
       2: cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl
          Harbor"
       3: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into
          Nirvana" [syn: pass, lapse]
       4: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: settle,
           go down, go under] [ant: float]
       5: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He
          sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: subside]
       6: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon";
          "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: dip]
       7: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate
          market fell off" [syn: slump, fall off]
       8: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My
          spirits sank" [syn: slump, slide down]
       9: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He
          buried his head in her lap" [syn: bury]
       [also: sunken, sunk, sank]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sunken
       See sink

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sunken
     Αγγλικά a.
     βυθισμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sunken
     a.
     1 caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than
  the surrounding area) or submerged
     2 (of eyes or cheeks) Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the
  face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) (past participle of en sink nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sunken
     a.
     1 caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than
  the surrounding area) or submerged
     2 (of eyes or cheeks) Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the
  face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) (past participle of en sink nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sunken
     a.
     1 caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than
  the surrounding area) or submerged
     2 (of eyes or cheeks) Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the
  face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) (past participle of en sink nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sunken
     a.
     1 caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than
  the surrounding area) or submerged
     2 (of eyes or cheeks) Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the
  face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) (past participle of en sink nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sunken
     Englanti a.
     uponnut
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s unken pperf=sink)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sunken
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en sink ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb sink)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Sunken /sˈʌŋkən/
  غارق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  sunken //ˈsʌŋkən// 
  1. потопен, потънал
  depressed or submerged
  2. хлътнал
  of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  sunken /sˈʌŋkən/ 
  potopený