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to sink by attack

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. (attacking and) sinking (a ship)
2. sending (a ship) to the bottom

Literally means to sink a ship by attacking it, but it can also be used figuratively to mean decisively defeating someone or something. In casual speech, it may describe completely overwhelming an opponent.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I heard an enemy ship was sunk off the harbor.

Sentence 2

In defense-related projects, scenarios involving the sinking of enemy vessels are a given.

Sentence 3

I read records about a sunken warship at the local library.

Sentence 4

My friend was shouting, "One torpedo and she's going down!"

Sentence 5

His theory is too simplistic — "sink the enemy ships and the war is over."