Explanation and meaning of sink.

sink

/sɪŋk/

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verb
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
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fall off slump

type of:
drop
verb
appear to move downward
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dip

type of:
decline
noun
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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sinkhole swallow hole

type of:
natural depression depression
verb
fall or descend to a lower place or level
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drop drop down

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change posture
noun
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
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cesspit cesspool sump

type of:
cistern
verb
go under
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go down go under settle

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float

type of:
fall come down go down descend
verb
pass into a specified state or condition
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lapse pass

type of:
move
verb
fall or sink heavily
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slide down slump

type of:
give way break cave in collapse fall in founder give
verb
embed deeply
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bury

type of:
imbed plant embed implant engraft
verb
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
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subside

type of:
fall come down descend go down
verb
cause to sink
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displace move
noun
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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plumbing fixture
noun
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
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"the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
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source

type of:
natural action activity natural process action

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