sink  /sɪŋk/

noun

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

synset: sink

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"

synset: sink

antonym: source

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

synset: sinkhole, sink, swallow_hole

4. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

synset: cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump

verb

1. fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

synset: sink, drop, drop_down

2. cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

synset: sink

3. pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"

synset: sink, pass, lapse

4. go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

synset: sink, settle, go_down, go_under

antonym: float, swim

5. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

synset: sink, subside

6. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

synset: dip, sink

7. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

synset: slump, fall_off, sink

8. fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

synset: slump, slide_down, sink

9. embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"

synset: bury, sink

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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