sink
1. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: plumbing fixture • Hyponyms: kitchen sink, washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory • Part Meronyms: drain basket 2. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system - the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide • Ant: source • Topics: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology • Hypernyms: natural process, natural action, action, activity • Hyponyms: heat sink 3. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof • Syn: sinkhole, swallow hole • Hypernyms: natural depression, depression 4. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it • Syn: cesspool, cesspit, sump • Hypernyms: cistern
1. fall or descend to a lower place or level (Freq. 8) - He sank to his knees • Syn: drop, drop down • Derivationally related forms: drop (for: drop) • Hypernyms: change posture • Hyponyms: drop open, fall open, sag, droop, swag, flag, sag down • Verb Group: slump, fall off, drop • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s 2. cause to sink (Freq. 5) - The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor • Hypernyms: move, displace • Hyponyms: settle • Verb Group: settle, go down, go under • Cause: settle, go down, go under • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something - The men sink the boat 3. pass into a specified state or condition (Freq. 4) - He sank into nirvana • Syn: pass, lapse • Derivationally related forms: passage (for: pass) • Hypernyms: move • Verb Frames: - Something is ----ing PP - Somebody ----s PP 4. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" (Freq. 3) • Syn: settle, go down, go under • Ant: float • See Also: sink in • Derivationally related forms: sinker, sinking • Hypernyms: descend, fall, go down, come down • Hyponyms: subside, settle, founder, submerge, submerse • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s - They sink 5. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place (Freq. 3) - He sank into bed - She subsided into the chair • Syn: subside • Hypernyms: descend, fall, go down, come down • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s somebody PP - Somebody ----s something PP 6. appear to move downward (Freq. 2) - The sun dipped below the horizon - The setting sun sank below the tree line • Syn: dip • Hypernyms: decline • Hyponyms: subside • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Something is ----ing PP 7. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly (Freq. 2) - The real estate market fell off • Syn: slump, fall off • Derivationally related forms: falloff (for: fall off), slump (for: slump) • Hypernyms: drop • Verb Group: drop, drop down • Verb Frames: - Something ----s 8. fall or sink heavily (Freq. 1) - He slumped onto the couch - My spirits sank • Syn: slump, slide down • Hypernyms: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP 9. embed deeply (Freq. 1) - She sank her fingers into the soft sand - He buried his head in her lap • Syn: bury • Hypernyms: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant • Hyponyms: set, countersink • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something PP
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