The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SUNK
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What does SUNK mean?
SUNK verb- (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
- (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.
- To conceal and appropriate.
- To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
- To pay absolutely.
- To reduce or extinguish by payment.
- To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.