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sink

/ˈsɪŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Sink means: fall or descend to a lower place or level.

Synonyms for sink33

noun, as in a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

cesspool, cesspit, sump

noun, as in a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

sinkhole, swallow hole

verb, as in fall or descend to a lower place or level

drop, drop down, slump, fall off

verb, as in fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

slump, fall off, drop, drop down

verb, as in cause to sink

settle, go down, go under

verb, as in go under

settle, go down, go under

verb, as in pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

pass, lapse

verb, as in fall or sink heavily

slump, slide down

verb, as in descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

subside

verb, as in appear to move downward

dip

verb, as in embed deeply

bury

also used for sink

descend, founder, dunk, submerge, debase, disparage, humble, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, defame, degrade, demean, down, imbibe

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of sink

float, source

What does sink mean?13

verb

1

fall or descend to a lower place or level“He sank to his knees”

2

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly“The real estate market fell off”

3

cause to sink“The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor”

4

go under“The raft sank and its occupants drowned”

5

pass into a specified state or condition; sink into“He sank into nirvana”

6

fall or sink heavily“He slumped onto the couch”

7

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place“He sank into bed”

8

appear to move downward“The sun dipped below the horizon”

9

embed deeply“She sank her fingers into the soft sand”

noun

1

a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

2

a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

3

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

4

(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system“the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sink?16

two syllables

rethink
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Sink in a sentence

  • Not only does a rock sink, but it drowns others as well.sabretou
  • In water, wood will float and stone will sink.Obado
  • I heard what you said, but it didn't sink in at the time.unknown
  • When you're growing up, sometimes you'll eat everything but the kitchen sink.acell
  • An apple, half eaten, lay beside the kitchen sink.sundown
  • After we cleaned the kitchen sink, it looked ten years younger.Amastan
  • Ziri wants his sink to be super, super clean.Amastan
  • The sink is flooded with dishes, and no one is doing anything.mutskt

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sink

as a noun

plural
sinks

as a verb

past tense
sank
past participle
sunk
present participle
sinking
third-person singular
sinks