sunken Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb fall or descend to a lower place or level
    drop down; drop; sink.
    • He sank to his knees
  2. verb cause to sink
    sink.
    • The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor
  3. verb pass into a specified state or condition
    lapse; sink; pass.
    • He sank into nirvana
  4. verb go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    go down; settle; sink; go under.
  5. verb descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    subside; sink.
    • He sank into bed
    • She subsided into the chair
  6. verb appear to move downward
    dip; sink.
    • The sun dipped below the horizon
    • The setting sun sank below the tree line
  7. verb fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
    slump; fall off; sink.
    • The real estate market fell off
  8. verb fall or sink heavily
    slide down; slump; sink.
    • He slumped onto the couch
    • My spirits sank
  9. verb embed deeply
    bury; sink.
    • She sank her fingers into the soft sand
    • He buried his head in her lap
  10. adjective satellite having a sunken area
    recessed; deep-set.
    • hunger gave their faces a sunken look

WordNet


Sunk"en adjective
Definitions
  1. Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk.

Webster 1913