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Meaning of ‘sink’
13 definitions found.
a covered cistern
Synonyms: cesspool
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
Example: "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
fall heavily or suddenly
Synonyms: slump fall off
embed deeply
Synonyms: bury
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
Synonyms: subside
pass into a specified state or condition
Synonyms: lapse
fall or descend to a lower place or level
Synonyms: drop
cause to sink
fall or sink heavily
Synonyms: slump slide down
go under, 'The raft sank and its occupants drowned'
Synonyms: settle go down go under
appear to move downward
Synonyms: dip
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University
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