sunkenadjective
uk/ˈsʌŋ.kən/us/ˈsʌŋ.kən/having fallen to the bottom of the sea:
They're diving for sunken treasure.
at a lower level than the surrounding area:
It was a luxurious bathroom, with a sunken bath.
(of eyes or cheeks) seeming to have fallen further into the face, especially because of tiredness, illness, or old age:
She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.
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Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
- bail
- bail sth out
- buoy
- ducking
- go
- go under
- ground
- keel
- keel over
- refloat
- resurface
- ride
- ride sth out
- right
- run
- run aground/ashore idiom
- sank
- submerge
- unsinkable
- waterlogged
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Down and downward
Low, short and shallow
Not fit & healthy