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sink

/ sink /

verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

"He sank into bed"

"She subsided into the chair"

Type of:

descend fall go down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 2

plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

Type of:

plumbing fixture

Kinds of:

kitchen sink washbasin basin washbowl washstand

verb Sense 3

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

Opposites:

float swim

Type of:

descend fall go down

Kinds of:

subside settle founder submerge submerse

Derived:

sinker sinking

See also:

percolate sink in permeate filter

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

noun Sense 4

(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

"the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

Opposites:

source

Type of:

natural process natural action action

Kinds of:

heat sink

Domain:

engineering engineering science applied science

verb Sense 5

cause to sink

"The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

Type of:

move displace

Kinds of:

settle

Verb group:

settle go down go under

Causes:

settle go down go under

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 6

fall or drop to a lower place or level

"He sank to his knees"

Type of:

change posture

Kinds of:

drop open fall open sag droop swag

Derived:

drop curtain drop cloth drop

Verb group:

slump fall off drop

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 7

pass into a specified state or condition

"He sank into Nirvana"

Type of:

move

Derived:

passage transition

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 8

appear to move downward

"The sun dipped below the horizon"

"The setting sun sank below the tree line"

Type of:

decline

Kinds of:

subside

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb Sense 9

embed deeply

"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"

"He buried his head in her lap"

Type of:

implant engraft embed

Kinds of:

set countersink

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 10

a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

Type of:

natural depression depression

verb Sense 11

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

"The real estate market fell off"

Type of:

drop

Derived:

slump slack drop-off falloff falling off

Verb group:

drop drop down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 12

fall or sink heavily

"He slumped onto the couch"

"My spirits sank"

Type of:

collapse fall in cave in

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 13

a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Type of:

cistern

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descend fall go down plumbing fixture kitchen sink washbasin basin washbowl washstand subside settle founder