The Clue
Bankrupt, so to speak (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SUNK
Tags
Notes
The answer SUNK is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bankrupt
Bankrupted
Done for
Shipwrecked
Submerged
At the ocean's bottom, as a ship
Gone to Davy Jones's locker
Definition
SINK as a verb:
1. (sink, drop, drop down) = fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
2. cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
3. (sink, pass, lapse) = pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
4. (sink, settle, go down, go under) = go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
5. (sink, subside) = descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
6. (dip, sink) = appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
7. (slump, fall off, sink) = fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
8. (slump, slide down, sink) = fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
9. (bury, sink) = embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
SUNK as an adjective:
1. (done for, ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up) = doomed to extinction