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sink
verb (past tense sank or sunk , past participle sunk , present participle sinking )
1 tr & intr to fall or cause to fall and remain below the surface of water, either partially or completely.
2 intr to collapse downwardly or inwardly; to fall because of a collapsing base or foundation; to subside.
3 intr to be or become inwardly withdrawn or dejected My heart sank at the news .
4 to embed They sank the pole into the ground .
5 intr to pass steadily (and often dangerously) into a worse level or state He sank into depression after her death .
6 intr to slope away or dip.
7 intr to diminish or decline My opinion of him sank after that incident .
8 intr to penetrate or be absorbed My feet sank into the thick carpet .
9 to invest (money) heavily We sank a lot of money into this project .
10 to pay (a debt).
11 colloq to ruin the plans of someone; to ruin (plans) We are sunk .
12 colloq to drink (especially alcohol), usually quickly We sank four beers within the hour .
13 intr said of the sun or moon: to disappear slowly below the horizon.
14 colloq to send (a ball) into a pocket in snooker, billiards, etc or into the hole in golf.
15 to excavate (a well, shaft, etc).
16 to let in or insert screws sunk into the wall .
17 to damn or ruin (especially in imprecation).
noun
1 a basin with built-in water supply and drainage, for washing dishes, etc.
2 a place of immorality, vice and corruption.
3 a cesspool.
4 a depression in a surface.
5 an area without any surface drainage.
6 a depression in the ground where water, etc collects.
7 physics a method, natural or artificial, by which heat, fluid, etc is absorbed or discharged.
adjective populated by people who are not wanted elsewhere a sink school .
[Anglo-Saxon sincan ]
sink in colloq to be fully understood or realized The bad news took a few days to sink in .
verb (past tense sank or sunk , past participle sunk , present participle sinking )
1 tr & intr to fall or cause to fall and remain below the surface of water, either partially or completely.
2 intr to collapse downwardly or inwardly; to fall because of a collapsing base or foundation; to subside.
3 intr to be or become inwardly withdrawn or dejected My heart sank at the news .
4 to embed They sank the pole into the ground .
5 intr to pass steadily (and often dangerously) into a worse level or state He sank into depression after her death .
6 intr to slope away or dip.
7 intr to diminish or decline My opinion of him sank after that incident .
8 intr to penetrate or be absorbed My feet sank into the thick carpet .
9 to invest (money) heavily We sank a lot of money into this project .
10 to pay (a debt).
11 colloq to ruin the plans of someone; to ruin (plans) We are sunk .
12 colloq to drink (especially alcohol), usually quickly We sank four beers within the hour .
13 intr said of the sun or moon: to disappear slowly below the horizon.
14 colloq to send (a ball) into a pocket in snooker, billiards, etc or into the hole in golf.
15 to excavate (a well, shaft, etc).
16 to let in or insert screws sunk into the wall .
17 to damn or ruin (especially in imprecation).
noun
1 a basin with built-in water supply and drainage, for washing dishes, etc.
2 a place of immorality, vice and corruption.
3 a cesspool.
4 a depression in a surface.
5 an area without any surface drainage.
6 a depression in the ground where water, etc collects.
7 physics a method, natural or artificial, by which heat, fluid, etc is absorbed or discharged.
adjective populated by people who are not wanted elsewhere a sink school .
[Anglo-Saxon sincan ]
sink in colloq to be fully understood or realized The bad news took a few days to sink in .
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