sink

/sˈɪŋk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. fall or descend to a lower place or level
   “He sank to his knees”
2. cause to sink
   “The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor”
3. pass into a specified state or condition
   “He sank into nirvana”
4. go under
   “The raft sank and its occupants drowned”
5. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   “He sank into bed”
6. appear to move downward
   “The sun dipped below the horizon”
7. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
   “The real estate market fell off”
8. fall or sink heavily
   “He slumped onto the couch”
9. embed deeply
   “She sank her fingers into the soft sand”

noun

1. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
2. (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. 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. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Synonyms for sink

• drop
• drop down
• pass
• lapse
• settle
• go down
• go under
• subside
• dip
• slump
• fall off
• slide down
• bury
• sinkhole
• swallow hole
• cesspool
• cesspit
• sump

Antonyms of sink

• float
• source

Words that rhyme with sink

• think
• link
• drink
• pink
• wink
• chink
• shrink
• ink
• blink
• clink
• brink
• fink
• mink
• stink
• dink
• hoodwink
• interlink
• rethink
• zinc
• cinque
• doublethink
• rink
• sync
• uplink
• airlink
• bink
• cinq
• equilink
• finck
• fincke