| VERB | motion | sink, drop, drop down | fall or descend to a lower place or level |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | sink | cause to sink | |
| motion | sink, pass, lapse | pass into a specified state or condition | |
| motion | sink, settle, go down, go under | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" | |
| motion | sink, subside | descend into or as if into some soft substance or place | |
| motion | sink, dip | appear to move downward | |
| change | sink, slump, fall off | fall heavily or suddenly | |
| motion | sink, slump, slide down | fall or sink heavily | |
| contact | sink, bury | embed deeply | |
| NOUN | artifact | sink | plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe |
| process | sink | (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system | |
| object | sink, sinkhole, swallow hole | a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof | |
| artifact | sink, cesspool, cesspit, sump | a covered cistern |
| Sounds | sih'ngk | |
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| Rhymes | blink ... zinc: 27 rhymes with ihngk... | |
| Meaning | plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | drain basket | A filter in a sink drain |
| Narrower | kitchen sink | A sink in a kitchen |
| washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory | A bathroom / bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe | |
| Broader | plumbing fixture | A fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building |
| Spanish | fregadero, lavabo, lavamanos, pila | |
| Catalan | lavabo, pica | |
| Meaning | (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system. | |
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| Example | "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" | |
| Category | engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology | The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems |
| Narrower | heat sink | A metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat / heat |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Opposite | source | (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system |
| Meaning | A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof. | |
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| Synonyms | sinkhole, swallow hole | |
| Broader | natural depression, depression | A sunken or depressed geological formation |
| Spanish | cenote, dolina | |
| Catalan | bòfia, dolina | |
| Meaning | A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it. | |
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| Synonyms | cesspool, cesspit, sump | |
| Broader | cistern | An artificial reservoir for storing liquids / liquids |
| Spanish | pozo negro, sumidero, vaciadero | |
| Catalan | pou mort, pou negre | |
| Meaning | fall or descend to a lower place or level. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | drop, drop down | |
| Narrower | drop open, fall open | open involuntarily |
| sag, droop, swag, flag | droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness | |
| sag, sag down | Cause to sag | |
| Broader | change posture | Undergo a change in bodily posture |
| Similar to | drop | Let fall to the ground |
| slump, fall off, sink | fall heavily or suddenly | |
| Spanish | caerse, caer, dejar caer, hundirse, hundir, sumirse | |
| Catalan | caure's, enfonsar-se, enfonsar, ensorrar-se, esfondrar, sumir-se | |
| Meaning | Cause to sink. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The men sink the boat | |
| Cause to | sink, settle, go down, go under | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| Narrower | settle | Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids / liquids) |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Similar to | sink, settle, go down, go under | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| Spanish | hundir, sumergir, sumir | |
| Catalan | endinsar, enfonsar, submergir | |
| Meaning | Pass into a specified state or condition. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | pass, lapse | |
| Broader | move | Go or proceed from one point to another |
| Spanish | caer en, pasar | |
| Catalan | caure en, passar | |
| Meaning | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned". | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | They sink | |
| Synonyms | settle, go down, go under | |
| Caused by | sink | Cause to sink |
| Narrower | founder | sink below the surface |
| submerge, submerse | sink below the surface | |
| subside, settle | sink down or precipitate | |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| See also | sink in | pass through |
| Opposite | float, swim | Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom |
| Similar to | sink | Cause to sink |
| Spanish | establecerse, hundirse, ir abajo, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse | |
| Catalan | enfonsar-se, esfondrar, naufragar, submergir-se, sumir-se | |
| Nouns | sinker | a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water) |
| sinking | a descent as through liquid / liquid (especially through water) | |
| Meaning | descend into or as if into some soft substance or place. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | subside | |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Spanish | adentrarse, hundirse, sumirse | |
| Catalan | apregonar-se, endinsar-se, enfonsar-se, ensorrar-se, sumir-se, tirar-se de cap | |
| Meaning | Appear to move downward. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | dip | |
| Narrower | subside | sink to a lower level or form a depression |
| Broader | decline | go down |
| Meaning | fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | slump, fall off | |
| Broader | drop | go down in value |
| Similar to | sink, drop, drop down | fall or descend to a lower place or level |
| Catalan | caure, enfonsar-se | |
| Meaning | fall or sink heavily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | slump, slide down | |
| Broader | collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder | break down, literally or metaphorically |
| Spanish | hundirse | |
| Catalan | fondre's | |
| Meaning | embed deeply. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | bury | |
| Narrower | set, countersink | insert / insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) |
| Broader | implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant | Fix or set securely or deeply |
| Spanish | enterrar, hundir, sepultar, soterrar | |
| Catalan | enterrar, sepultar, soterrar | |
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