English

Detailed Synonyms for sink in English

sink:

to sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)

  1. to sink
    – go under, 1
    to sink; go under
    – go under, 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
    • go under verb (goes under, went under, going under)
    to perish
    – pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 1
    • perish verb (perishes, perished, perishing)
      • The children perished in the fire1
    to suffer; to set
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
    • set verb (sets, set, setting)
    succumb
    – be fatally overwhelmed 1
    • succumb verb (succumbs, succumbed, succumbing)
    submerge
    – sink below the surface; go under or as if under water 1
    • submerge verb (submerges, submerged, submerging)
  2. to sink
    – go under, 1
    to settle; to sink; to go down; to go under
    – go under, 1
    • settle verb (settles, settled, settling)
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
    • go down verb (goes down, went down, going down)
    • go under verb (goes under, went under, going under)
  3. to sink
    to sink; to fall; to tumble; to drop
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • fall verb (falls, fell, falling)
    • tumble verb (tumbles, tumbled, tumbling)
    • drop verb (drops, dropped, dropping)
  4. to sink
    to subside; to prolapse; to sink; to sag; to cave in; to collapse; to give way
    • subside verb (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
    • prolapse verb (prolapses, prolapsing, prolapsing)
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • sag verb (sags, sagged, sagging)
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
    • collapse verb (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
    • give way verb (gives way, gave way, giving way)
  5. to sink
    to prolapse; to subside; be going down hill; to sink; to sag; to go under
  6. to sink
    to sink; to let sink
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • let sink verb (lets sink, let sink, letting sink)
  7. to sink
    to decrease; to shrink; to go down; to sink
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • go down verb (goes down, went down, going down)
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
  8. to sink
    – fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly 1
    to sink; to slump; to fall off
    – fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
    • slump verb (slumps, slumped, slumping)
    • fall off verb (falls off, fell off, falling off)
  9. to sink
    – embed deeply 1
    to sink; to bury
    – embed deeply 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • She sank her fingers into the soft sand1
    • bury verb (buries, buried, burying)
      • He buried his head in her lap1
  10. to sink
    – descend into or as if into some soft substance or place 1
    to sink; to subside
    – descend into or as if into some soft substance or place 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • He sank into bed1
    • subside verb (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
      • She subsided into the chair1
  11. to sink
    – pass into a specified state or condition 1
    to pass; to sink; to lapse
    – pass into a specified state or condition 1
    • pass verb (passes, passed, passing)
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • He sank into nirvana1
    • lapse verb (lapses, lapsed, lapsing)
  12. to sink
    – fall or descend to a lower place or level 1
    to drop; to sink; to drop down
    – fall or descend to a lower place or level 1
    • drop verb (drops, dropped, dropping)
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • He sank to his knees1
    • drop down verb (drops down, dropped down, dropping down)
  13. to sink
    – cause to sink 1
    to sink
    – cause to sink 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor1
  14. to sink
    – fall or sink heavily 1
    to sink; to slump; to slide down
    – fall or sink heavily 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • My spirits sank1
    • slump verb (slumps, slumped, slumping)
      • He slumped onto the couch1
    • slide down verb (slides down, slid down, sliding down)
  15. to sink
    – appear to move downward 1
    to sink; to dip
    – appear to move downward 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The setting sun sank below the tree line1
    • dip verb (dips, dipped, dipping)
      • The sun dipped below the horizon1

Conjugations for sink:

present
  1. sink
  2. sink
  3. sinks
  4. sink
  5. sink
  6. sink
simple past
  1. sank
  2. sank
  3. sank
  4. sank
  5. sank
  6. sank
present perfect
  1. have sunk
  2. have sunk
  3. has sunk
  4. have sunk
  5. have sunk
  6. have sunk
past continuous
  1. was sinking
  2. were sinking
  3. was sinking
  4. were sinking
  5. were sinking
  6. were sinking
future
  1. shall sink
  2. will sink
  3. will sink
  4. shall sink
  5. will sink
  6. will sink
continuous present
  1. am sinking
  2. are sinking
  3. is sinking
  4. are sinking
  5. are sinking
  6. are sinking
subjunctive
  1. be sunk
  2. be sunk
  3. be sunk
  4. be sunk
  5. be sunk
  6. be sunk
diverse
  1. sink!
  2. let's sink!
  3. sunk
  4. sink
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sink [the ~] noun

  1. the sink
    the washbasin; the sink
  2. the sink
    the kitchen sink; the sink
  3. the sink
    the rinsing-tub; the sink
  4. the sink
    – a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it 1
    the sink; the sump; the cesspool; the cesspit
    – a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it 1
  5. the sink
    – plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe 1
    the sink
    – plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe 1
  6. the sink
    – a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof 1
    the sink; the sinkhole; the 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 1
  7. the sink
    – (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system 1
    the sink
    – (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system 1
    • sink [the ~] noun
      • the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide1
  8. the sink
    – A device or part of a device that receives something from another device. 2
    the sink
    – A device or part of a device that receives something from another device. 2

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Related Definitions for "sink":

  1. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it1
  2. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe1
  3. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof1
  4. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system1
    • the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide1
  5. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly1
  6. embed deeply1
    • She sank her fingers into the soft sand1
  7. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place1
    • He sank into bed1
  8. pass into a specified state or condition1
    • He sank into nirvana1
  9. fall or descend to a lower place or level1
    • He sank to his knees1
  10. cause to sink1
    • The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor1
  11. fall or sink heavily1
    • My spirits sank1
  12. go under,1
    • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
  13. appear to move downward1
    • The setting sun sank below the tree line1
  14. A device or part of a device that receives something from another device.2

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