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sinking
  1. 1 sinking, foundering, going down, submersion
  2. 2 getting dead drunk
  3. 3 having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties
  4. 4 staying in one place for a long time — backpacker slang
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· examples

  • The Titanic sunk on its maiden voyage.

  • They abandoned the sinking ship.

  • The ship set sail only to sink two days later.

  • The ship sank with all her crew on board.

  • It was in 1912 that the Titanic sank during her first voyage.

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