sink
1. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe (Freq. 4)
• Hypernyms:
plumbing fixture
• Hyponyms:
kitchen sink, washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
• Part Meronyms:
drain basket
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
• Ant:
source
• Topics:
engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
• Hyponyms:
heat sink
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
• Syn:
sinkhole, swallow hole
• Hypernyms:
natural depression, depression
4. a covered cistern;
waste water and sewage flow into it
• Syn:
cesspool, cesspit, sump
• Hypernyms:
cistern
1. fall or descend to a lower place or level (Freq. 8)
- He sank to his knees
• Syn:
drop, drop down
• Derivationally related forms:
drop (for: drop)
• Hypernyms:
change posture
• Hyponyms:
drop open, fall open, sag, droop, swag,
flag, sag down
• Verb Group:
slump, fall off, drop
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. cause to sink (Freq. 5)
- The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
settle
• Verb Group:
settle, go down, go under
• Cause:
settle, go down, go under
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The men sink the boat
3. pass into a specified state or condition (Freq. 4)
- He sank into nirvana
• Syn:
pass, lapse
• Derivationally related forms:
passage (for: pass)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
4. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
settle, go down, go under
• Ant:
float
• See Also:
sink in
• Derivationally related forms:
sinker, sinking
• Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Hyponyms:
subside, settle, founder, submerge, submerse
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- They sink
5. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place (Freq. 3)
- He sank into bed
- She subsided into the chair
• Syn:
subside
• Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. appear to move downward (Freq. 2)
- The sun dipped below the horizon
- The setting sun sank below the tree line
• Syn:
dip
• Hypernyms:
decline
• Hyponyms:
subside
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
7. fall heavily or suddenly;
decline markedly (Freq. 2)
- The real estate market fell off
• Syn:
slump, fall off
• Derivationally related forms:
falloff (for: fall off), slump (for: slump)
• Hypernyms:
drop
• Verb Group:
drop, drop down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
8. fall or sink heavily (Freq. 1)
- He slumped onto the couch
- My spirits sank
• Syn:
slump, slide down
• Hypernyms:
collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way,
break, founder
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
9. embed deeply (Freq. 1)
- She sank her fingers into the soft sand
- He buried his head in her lap
• Syn:
bury
• Hypernyms:
implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
• Hyponyms:
set, countersink
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
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