Sink 1
Sink 1 : (v.) (1-a) Fall or descend to a lower place or level. Syn: (1) Drop, Drop Down. (2) Fall Off, Slump: Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly. (3) Drop: Let fall to the ground. Five Types, See: Drop Open, Fall Open; Droop, Flag, Sag, Swag; Sag, Sag Down; Slouch, Slump. Type of: Change Posture: Undergo a change in bodily posture. (1-b) Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly. Syn: (1) Fall Off, Slump. (2) Drop, Drop Down: Fall or descend to a lower place or level. Type of: Drop: Go down in value. (1-c) Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place. Syn: Subside. Type of: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down: Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way. (1-d) Appear to move downward. Syn: Dip. Types: Subside: Sink to a lower level or form a depression. Type of: Decline: Go down. (1-e) Fall or sink heavily. Syn: Slide Down, Slump. Type of: Break, Cave In, Collapse, Fall In, Founder, Give, Give Way: Break down, literally or metaphorically. (1-f) Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned". Syn: Go Down, Go Under, Settle. Ant: Float, Swim: Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. Four Types: (1) Settle, Subside: Sink down or precipitate. (2) Founder: Sink below the surface. (3) Submerge, Submerse: Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water. (4) Dive: Plunge into water. Type of: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down: Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way. (1-g) Cause to sink, Syn: Go Down, Go Under, Settle: Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned". Types: Settle: Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids). Type of: Displace, Move: Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense. (1-h) Pass into a specified state or condition. Syn: Lapse, Pass. Type of: Move: Go or proceed from one point to another. (1-i) Embed deeply. Syn: Bury. Types: Countersink, Set: Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink). Type of: Embed, Engraft, Imbed, Implant, Plant: Fix or set securely or deeply. (n.) (1-a) Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe. Types: (1) Kitchen Sink: A sink in a kitchen. (2) Basin, Lavatory, Washbasin, Washbowl, Washstand: A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face. Type of: Plumbing Fixture: A fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building. (1-b) A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it. Syn: Cesspit, Cesspool, Sump. Type of: Cistern: An artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater. (1-c) 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. Type of: Depression, Natural Depression: A sunken or depressed geological formation. (1-d) (Technology) A process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system. Ant: Source: (technology) A process by which energy or a substance enters a system. Types: Heat Sink: A metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat. Type of: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process: A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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