Sink - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it (syn: cesspit, cesspool, sump)
verb
- cause to sink
- pass into a specified state or condition (syn: lapse, pass)
- go under (syn: go down, go under, settle)
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place (syn: subside)
- appear to move downward (syn: dip)
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly (syn: fall off, slump)
- fall or sink heavily (syn: slump)
- embed deeply (syn: bury)
Extra examples
The passengers were rescued from the boat before it sank.
The rock sank to the bottom of the pool.
My foot sank into the deep mud.
She sank up to her knees in the snow.
The torpedo sank the ship.
The sun sank behind the hills.
She sank back into the cozy chair.
The temperature sinks quickly after the sun sets.
The lake's water level is slowly sinking.
His strength is slowly sinking.
...was able to rise above the inner-city sink that was his birthplace...
Parts of the road have sunk in.
You could see how his cheeks had sunk in.
Her head sank down upon her breast.
He sank into a chair.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: sink
he/she/it: sinks
present participle: sinking
past tense: sank
past participle: sunk
singular: sink
plural: sinks
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