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sink |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sink 5 of 9 senses of sink Sense 1 sink, drop, drop down => drop open fall open => sag, droop, swag, flag => sag, sag down Sense 2 sink => settle Sense 4 sink, settle, go down go under => subside, settle => founder => submerge, submerse Sense 6 dip, sink => subside Sense 9 bury, sink => set countersink Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sink 5 of 9 senses of sink Sense 1 sink, drop, drop down => drop open fall open => sag, droop, swag, flag => slump, slouch => bag => sag, sag down Sense 2 sink => settle Sense 4 sink, settle, go down go under => subside, settle => founder => submerge, submerse => dive => belly-flop => jackknife Sense 6 dip, sink => subside Sense 9 bury, sink => set countersink Entailment of verb sink Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sink 9 senses of sink Sense 1 sink, drop, drop down => change posture Sense 2 sink => move displace Sense 3 sink, pass, lapse => move Sense 4 sink, settle, go down go under => descend, fall, go down come down Also See-> sink in#2 Sense 5 sink, subside => descend, fall, go down come down Sense 6 dip, sink => decline Sense 7 slump, fall off sink => drop Sense 8 slump, slide down sink => collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder Sense 9 bury, sink => implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant Familiarity of verb sink sink used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sink Sense 1 sink, drop, drop down => change posture Sense 7 slump, fall off sink => drop -------------- Sense 2 sink => move displace Sense 4 sink, settle, go down go under => descend, fall, go down come down -------------- Sense 3 sink, pass, lapse => move -------------- Sense 5 sink, subside => descend, fall, go down come down -------------- Sense 6 dip, sink => decline -------------- Sense 8 slump, slide down sink => collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder -------------- Sense 9 bury, sink => implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant -------------- Grep of noun sink countersink heat sink kitchen sink sink sinker sinkhole sinking sinking feeling sinking fund sinking spell Overview of noun sink The noun sink has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) sink -- (plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe) 2. cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump -- (a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it) Overview of verb sink The verb sink has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts) 1. (8) sink, drop, drop down -- (fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees.") 2. (5) sink -- (cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbour") 3. (4) sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition: "He sank into Nirvana") 4. (3) sink, settle, go down go under -- (go under "The raft sank and its occupants drowned") 5. (3) sink, subside -- (descend into or as if into some soft substance or place "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair") 6. (2) dip, sink -- (appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line") 7. (2) slump, fall off sink -- (fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off") 8. (1) slump, slide down sink -- (fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank") 9. (1) bury, sink -- (embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap") Grep of adj sink sinkable Overview of noun sink The noun sink has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) sink -- (plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe) 2. cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump -- (a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it) Overview of verb sink The verb sink has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts) 1. (8) sink, drop, drop down -- (fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees.") 2. (5) sink -- (cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbour") 3. (4) sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition: "He sank into Nirvana") 4. (3) sink, settle, go down go under -- (go under "The raft sank and its occupants drowned") 5. (3) sink, subside -- (descend into or as if into some soft substance or place "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair") 6. (2) dip, sink -- (appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line") 7. (2) slump, fall off sink -- (fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off") 8. (1) slump, slide down sink -- (fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank") 9. (1) bury, sink -- (embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap")
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