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
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Sense 2
sink
=> move displace
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down go under
=> descend, fall, go down come down
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Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
=> move
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Sense 5
sink, subside
=> descend, fall, go down come down
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Sense 6
dip, sink
=> decline
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Sense 8
slump, slide down sink
=> collapse, fall in cave in give give way break, founder
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Sense 9
bury, sink
=> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
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Grep of noun sunken
sunken arch
sunken garden
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")
Overview of adj sunken
The adj sunken has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) deep-set, sunken, recessed -- (having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look")
2. sunken, submerged -- (under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water; "sunken treasure"; "a sunken ship")
Antonyms of adj sunken
2 senses of sunken
Sense 1
deep-set, sunken, recessed
INDIRECT (VIA hollow) -> solid
Sense 2
sunken (vs. afloat) (vs. aground), submerged
afloat(prenominal) (vs. aground) (vs. sunken)
=> adrift(prenominal), drifting(postnominal)
=> at sea(prenominal), sailing
=> floating
=> waterborne
aground(prenominal) (vs. sunken) (vs. afloat)
=> beached, high-and-dry(prenominal)
=> shipwrecked
=> stranded
Similarity of adj sunken
2 senses of sunken
Sense 1
deep-set, sunken, recessed
=> hollow (vs. solid)
Sense 2
sunken (vs. afloat) (vs. aground), submerged
=> drowned
=> swamped
Attributes of adj sunken
Familiarity of adj sunken
sunken used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj sunken
sunken
sunken-eyed
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")
Overview of adj sunken
The adj sunken has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) deep-set, sunken, recessed -- (having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look")
2. sunken, submerged -- (under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water; "sunken treasure"; "a sunken ship")
sunken definition
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