SINK
\sˈɪŋk], \sˈɪŋk], \s_ˈɪ_ŋ_k]\
Definitions of SINK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
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fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
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go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
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appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
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plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
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(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
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cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
By Princeton University
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a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
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fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
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go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
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appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
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plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbour"
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fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, the sink of the Humboldt River.
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To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west.
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To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.
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Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely.
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To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.
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To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
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To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.
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Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation.
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To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.
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To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.
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To conseal and appropriate.
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To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
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To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt.
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A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.
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A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen.
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A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; - called also sink hole.
By Oddity Software
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The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, the sink of the Humboldt River.
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To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west.
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To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.
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Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely.
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To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.
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To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
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To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.
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Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation.
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To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.
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To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.
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To conseal and appropriate.
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To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
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To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt.
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A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.
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A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen.
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A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; - called also sink hole.
By Noah Webster.
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To fall or go downward; fall to the bottom; decline gradually; enter deeply; as, to sink into the mind.
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To cause to go to the bottom; as, to sink ships; make by digging downward; as, to sink a well; place in the excavation made.
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A drain to carry off dirty or superfluous water; in geology, any slight depression of the land, especially one that has no water outlet, or an underground one.
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Sank, sunk.
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Sunk.
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Sinking.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To fall to the bottom: to fall down: to descend lower: to fall gradually: to fall below the surface: to enter deeply: to be impressed: to be overwhelmed: to fail in strength.
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To cause to sink: to put under water: to keep out of sight: to suppress: to degrade: to cause to decline or fall: to plunge into destruction: to make by digging or delving: to pay absolutely: to lower on value or amount: to lessen:-pa.t. sank and sunk: pa.p. sunk, sunken.
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A drain to carry off dirty water: a box or vessel connected with a drain for receiving dirty water.
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SINKER.
By Daniel Lyons
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SINKER.
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To submerge, as in water.
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To dig downward, as a well; cause to descend.
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To debase or degrade; diminish; depress; suppress.
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To descend by force of gravity, as through a fluid; fall; fail; set; decline; cower; droop; shrink.
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A basin connected with a drain, for waste water, etc.; a cesspool.
By James Champlin Fernald