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to float down
sink(noun)plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
sink(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"
sinkhole, sink, swallow hole(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
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump(verb)a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
sink, drop, drop down(verb)fall or descend to a lower place or level
"He sank to his knees"
sink(verb)cause to sink
"The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
sink, pass, lapse(verb)pass into a specified state or condition
"He sank into nirvana"
sink, settle, go down, go under(verb)go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
sink, subside(verb)descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
"He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
dip, sink(verb)appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
slump, fall off, sink(verb)fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
"The real estate market fell off"
slump, slide down, sink(verb)fall or sink heavily
"He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
bury, sink(verb)embed deeply
"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
to become worse or of less valuehis fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business
to go to a lower level especially abruptlyI had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock
to refrain from openly showing or utteringsinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation
to cease to be visiblethat evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon
to diminish the price or value ofthe slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyesthe revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion
to lead or extend downwardthe road sinks abruptly after that curve
to lose bodily strength or vigorthe old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home
a place of great vice and corruptionwas able to rise above the sink that was his birthplace
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