Meaning of 'sink'

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Meaning of ‘sink’

13 definitions found.

sink

noun

a covered cistern

Synonyms: cesspool

noun

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

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

noun

(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"

verb

fall heavily or suddenly

Synonyms: slump fall off

verb

embed deeply

Synonyms: bury

verb

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Synonyms: subside

verb

pass into a specified state or condition

Synonyms: lapse

verb

fall or descend to a lower place or level

Synonyms: drop

verb

cause to sink

verb

fall or sink heavily

Synonyms: slump slide down

verb

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

Synonyms: settle go down go under

verb

appear to move downward

Synonyms: dip

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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