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    sink

    sink - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sink

    Definition
    (noun) plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe Definition
    (noun) (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
    Example Sentence
    • the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide
    Definition
    (noun) 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 : sinkhole , swallow hole
    Definition
    (noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
    Synonyms : cesspit , cesspool , sump
    Definition
    (verb) fall or descend to a lower place or level
    Synonyms : drop , drop down
    Example Sentence
    • He sank to his knees
    Definition
    (verb) cause to sink
    Example Sentence
    • The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor
    Definition
    (verb) pass into a specified state or condition
    Synonyms : lapse , pass
    Example Sentence
    • He sank into nirvana
    Definition
    (verb) go under,
    Synonyms : go down , go under , settle
    Example Sentence
    • The raft sank and its occupants drowned
    Definition
    (verb) descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    Synonyms : subside
    Example Sentence
    • He sank into bed
    • She subsided into the chair
    Definition
    (verb) appear to move downward
    Synonyms : dip
    Example Sentence
    • The sun dipped below the horizon
    • The setting sun sank below the tree line
    Definition
    (verb) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
    Synonyms : fall off , slump
    Example Sentence
    • The real estate market fell off
    Definition
    (verb) fall or sink heavily
    Synonyms : slide down , slump
    Example Sentence
    • He slumped onto the couch
    • My spirits sank
    Definition
    (verb) embed deeply
    Synonyms : bury
    Example Sentence
    • She sank her fingers into the soft sand
    • He buried his head in her lap

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