DICTOMETER

SINK

(sink, aflojar, almofia, decrecer, hundir, lavabo, zozobrar, falle, minke, minske, oppvaskkum, redusere, senke, servant, synke, vask)

1. Synonyms:
   • Sink
   Definitions:
   • plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
   Antonyms:
   source
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Sink
   Definitions:
   • (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
   Examples:
   • The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Sinkhole
   • Sink
   • Swallow hole
   Definitions:
   • 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. Synonyms:
   • Cesspool
   • Cesspit
   • Sink
   • Sump
   Definitions:
   • a covered cistern
   • waste water and sewage flow into it
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Sink
   • Drop
   • Drop down
   Definitions:
   • fall or descend to a lower place or level
   Examples:
   • He sank to his knees
   Antonyms:
   float, swim
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Sink
   Definitions:
   • cause to sink
   Examples:
   • The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Sink
   • Pass
   • Lapse
   Definitions:
   • pass into a specified state or condition
   Examples:
   • He sank into nirvana
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Sink
   • Settle
   • Go down
   • Go under
   Definitions:
   • go under,
   Examples:
   • The raft sank and its occupants drowned
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Sink
   • Subside
   Definitions:
   • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   Examples:
   • He sank into bed
   • She subsided into the chair
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Dip
   • Sink
   Definitions:
   • appear to move downward
   Examples:
   • The sun dipped below the horizon
   • The setting sun sank below the tree line
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Slump
   • Fall off
   • Sink
   Definitions:
   • fall heavily or suddenly
   • decline markedly
   Examples:
   • The real estate market fell off
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Slump
   • Slide down
   • Sink
   Definitions:
   • fall or sink heavily
   Examples:
   • He slumped onto the couch
   • My spirits sank
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Bury
   • Sink
   Definitions:
   • embed deeply
   Examples:
   • She sank her fingers into the soft sand
   • He buried his head in her lap