sink

/sˈɪŋk/

/ˈsɪŋk/

[noun] [verb]

Sink

[NOUN]

a large and open container that has a water supply and you can use to wash your hands, dishes, etc. in

a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

synonyms : cesspit

cesspool

sump

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

a process or thing that absorbs or removes energy or a specific substance from a system

antonyms : source

to sink

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to go under in a liquid

synonyms : drop

drop down

cause to sink

pass into a specified state or condition

synonyms : lapse

pass

pill bugs

synonyms : Armadillidiidae

family Armadillidiidae

go under

synonyms : go down

go under

settle

antonyms : float

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

synonyms : subside

to drop in value, amount, strength, etc.

synonyms : fall off

slump

appear to move downward

synonyms : dip

embed deeply

synonyms : bury

fall or sink heavily

synonyms : slide down

slump

to do something that prevents someone or something from achieving success

Examples

1. Your boat was sunk by a swordfish?

2. He sank his teeth into an apple.

3. My heart sank when I saw the pained expression on her face.

4. I'm not sinking any more money into it now!

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