 sink |
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| 1. | [ verb ] fall or drop to a lower place or level | |
| Synonyms: | drop drop_down | |
| Examples: | "He sank to his knees." |
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| Related terms: | rise change_posture sag drop_open sag drop slump | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cause to sink | |
| Examples: | "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbour" |
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| Related terms: | move settle settle | |
| 3. | [ verb ] pass into a specified state or condition | |
| Synonyms: | lapse pass | |
| Examples: | : "He sank into Nirvana" |
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| Related terms: | move passage | |
| 4. | [ noun ] plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe | |
| Related terms: | plumbing_fixture kitchen_sink washbasin drain_basket | |
| 5. | [ verb ] descend into or as if into some soft substance or place | |
| Synonyms: | subside | |
| Examples: | "He sank into bed" "She subsided into the chair" |
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| Related terms: | descend | |
| 6. | [ verb ] go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" | |
| Synonyms: | go_down settle go_under | |
| Related terms: | float descend submerge subside founder percolate percolate sinker | |
| 7. | [ verb ] appear to move downward | |
| Synonyms: | dip | |
| Examples: | "The sun dipped below the horizon" "The setting sun sank below the tree line" |
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| Related terms: | decline subside | |
| 8. | [ verb ] fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly | |
| Synonyms: | slump fall_off | |
| Examples: | "The real estate market fell off" |
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| Related terms: | drop slump | |
| 9. | [ verb ] fall or sink heavily | |
| Synonyms: | slump slide_down | |
| Examples: | "He slumped onto the couch" "My spirits sank" |
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| Related terms: | collapse | |
| 10. | [ verb ] embed deeply | |
| Synonyms: | bury | |
| Examples: | "She sank her fingers into the soft sand" "He buried his head in her lap" |
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| Related terms: | implant set | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system | |
| Examples: | "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" |
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| Related terms: | natural_process heat_sink engineering | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5852 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (geology,geography) a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof | |
| Synonyms: | swallow_hole sinkhole | |
| Related terms: | natural_depression | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it | |
| Synonyms: | cesspit sump cesspool | |
| Related terms: | cistern | |
| Similar spelling: |
Sinko Simko Simek Swink sing Sims |
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