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sink

English

🔊 plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
🔊 (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
“the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide”
🔊 a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
🔊 a covered cistern
🔊 descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
“He sank into bed”
🔊 pass into a specified state or condition
“He sank into nirvana”
🔊 fall or descend to a lower place or level
“He sank to his knees”
🔊 cause to sink
“The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor”
🔊 go under
“The raft sank and its occupants drowned”
🔊 embed deeply
“She sank her fingers into the soft sand”
🔊 appear to move downward
“The sun dipped below the horizon”
🔊 fall heavily or suddenly
“The real estate market fell off”
🔊 fall or sink heavily
“He slumped onto the couch”