Definitions of sink [ɪŋk]

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Definition of 'sink'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) sink
to fall, drop, or descend gradually to a lower level or position:
The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.

2.  sink
to settle or fall gradually:
The building is sinking.

3.  sink
to fall or collapse slowly from weakness, fatigue, etc.:
He sank to his knees.

4.  sink
to penetrate or permeate; seep.

5.  sink
to become engulfed in or gradually enter a state:
to sink into slumber.

6.  sink
to become deeply absorbed:
sunk in thought.

7.  sink
to pass or fall into some worse or lower state:
to sink into poverty.

8.  sink
to decline or deteriorate in quality or worth.

9.  sink
to fail in physical strength or health.

10.  sink
to become discouraged or depressed:
My heart sank.

11.  sink
to decrease in amount, extent, intensity, etc.

12.  sink
to become lower in volume, tone, or pitch:
Her voice sank to a whisper.

13.  sink
to slope downward; dip.

14.  sink
to disappear from sight, as below the horizon.

15.  sink
to become or appear concave or hollow, as the cheeks.

16. (v.t.) sink
to cause to become submerged; force into or below the surface.

17.  sink
to cause to fall, drop, or descend gradually.

18.  sink
to cause to penetrate:
to sink an ax into a tree.

19.  sink
to lower or depress the level of.

20.  sink
to bury or lay in or as if in the ground.

21.  sink
to dig, bore, or excavate (a hole, shaft, well, etc.).

22.  sink
to bring to a worse or lower state or status.

23.  sink
to bring to utter ruin or collapse.

24.  sink
to reduce in amount, extent, intensity, etc.

25.  sink
to lower in volume or pitch.

26.  sink
to suppress; ignore.

27.  sink
to invest with the hope of profit or other return:
He sank all his energy into the business.

28.  sink
to lose (money) in an investment, enterprise, etc.

29.  sink
to hit or propel (a ball) so that it goes through or into a basket, hole, pocket, etc.

30. (n.) sink
a basin, usu. connected with a water supply and drainage system, used for washing.

31.  sink
a low-lying, poorly drained area where waters collect and sink into the ground or evaporate.

32.  sink
a place of vice or corruption.

33.  sink
a drain or sewer.

34.  sink
a device or place for disposing of energy within a system, as a power-consuming device in an electrical circuit or a condenser in a steam engine.

35.  sink
any pond or pit for sewage or waste.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; (v.) ME; OE sincan, c. OS sincan, OHG sinkan, ON søkkva, Go sigqan)

Definition of 'sink'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sink
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

2. (noun) sink
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
"the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

3. (noun) sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

4. (verb) cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

5. (verb) sink, drop, drop down
fall or descend to a lower place or level
"He sank to his knees"

6. (verb) sink
cause to sink
"The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

7. (verb) sink, pass, lapse
pass into a specified state or condition
"He sank into nirvana"

8. (verb) sink, settle, go down, go under
go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

9. (verb) sink, subside
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
"He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

10. (verb) dip, sink
appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

11. (verb) slump, fall off, sink
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
"The real estate market fell off"

12. (verb) slump, slide down, sink
fall or sink heavily
"He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

13. (verb) bury, sink
embed deeply
"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"

Definition of 'sink'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) sink
to go or make go under the surface of a liquid and fall toward the bottom
The stone sank to the sandy bottom.; The final torpedo sank the ship.

2.  sink
to go under the surface of sth soft
feet sinking into the mud

3.  sink
(of a person) to move or fall slowly into a sitting or lying position
She sank back into the pillows.; He sank to his knees, exhausted.

4.  sink
to decrease in amount or level
The value of the dollar had sunk even lower.

5.  sink
to move to a lower position
The sun was sinking behind the trees.

6.  sink
be sunk
to have failed
If we can't raise more money, we're sunk.

7.  sink
a/that sinking feeling
a feeling that sth bad is happening or will happen
I had that sinking feeling when you realize something is missing.

8.  sink
sink or swim
to be in a situation in which you will fail if you do not work hard
This is the big game, where we'll either sink or swim.

9. (noun) sink
the open container that water falls into from a tap
the kitchen/bathroom sink; Put the glasses in the sink.

Definition of 'sink'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) sink
a drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes

2. (noun) sink
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

3. (noun) sink
a hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; -- called also sink hole

4. (verb) sink
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

5. (verb) sink
to enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate

6. (verb) sink
hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely

7. (verb) sink
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

8. (verb) sink
to decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height

9. (verb) sink
to cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship

10. (verb) sink
figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation

11. (verb) sink
to make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die

12. (verb) sink
to bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste

13. (verb) sink
to conseal and appropriate

14. (verb) sink
to keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore

15. (verb) sink
to reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt

Translation of 'sink'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.
Afrikaans: sink, duik	Arabic: يُغْطِس، يُغْرِق	Bulgarian: потапям
Brazilian: afundar-se	Czech: potopit (se)	German: versenken
Danish: synke; gå ned	Greek: βυθίζω, βυθίζομαι, βουλιά	Spanish: hundir(se), irse a pique
Estonian: uputama, uppuma	Farsi: غرق شدن	Finnish: upota
French: couler	Hebrew: לְהַטבִּיעַ	Hindi: डूबना
Croatian: tonuti, potonuti	Hungarian: (el)süllyed	Indonesian: menenggelamkan
Icelandic: sökkva	Italian: affondare	Japanese: 沈む
Korean: 가라앉히다	Lithuanian: paskandinti, paskęsti	Latvian: nogrimt; nogremdēt
Malay: karam	Dutch: zinken	Norwegian: synke, gå ned
Polish: zatapiać, tonąć	Persian: غرق شدن	Pashto: ډوبېدل، كښته كېدل (ورو ور
Portuguese: afundar-se	Romanian: a se scufunda	Russian: тонуть; топить
Slovak: potopiť (sa)	Slovenian: potopiti (se)	Serbian: potonuti
Swedish: sjunka, sänka	Thai: จม	Turkish: bat(ır)mak
Taiwanese: (使)下沉	Ukrainian: тонути; іти на дно	Urdu: سیال کی سطح کے نیچے جانا
Vietnamese: chìm	Chinese: （使）下沉
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