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sink
/sɪŋk/
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  1. verb
    fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

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    fall off slump
    type of:
    drop
  2. verb
    appear to move downward

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    dip
    type of:
    decline
  3. 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
  4. verb
    fall or descend to a lower place or level

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    drop drop down
    type of:
    change posture
  5. noun
    a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

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    cesspit cesspool sump
    type of:
    cistern
  6. verb
    go under

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    go down go under settle
    Opposite:
    float
  7. verb
    pass into a specified state or condition

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    lapse pass
    type of:
    move
  8. verb
    fall or sink heavily

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    slide down slump
  9. verb
    embed deeply

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    bury
  10. verb
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

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    subside
  11. verb
    cause to sink
    type of:
    displace move
  12. noun
    plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
    type of:
    plumbing fixture
  13. noun
    (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
    "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
    Opposite:
    source
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