sink meaning

UK /sɪŋk/ US /sɪŋk/ 1 syllable

sink (verb): fall or descend to a lower place or level.

sink has 13 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

sink as a verb

  1. fall or descend to a lower place or level
    • He sank to his knees

    Synonyms: drop, drop down

    Type of: change posture

    Kinds: drop open, sag

  2. cause to sink
    • The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor

    Type of: move

    Kinds: settle

  3. pass into a specified state or condition
    • He sank into nirvana

    Synonyms: pass, lapse

    Type of: move

  4. go under
    • The raft sank and its occupants drowned

    Synonyms: settle, go down, go under

    Opposite: float

    Type of: descend

    Kinds: subside, founder, submerge

    Related forms: sinker, sinking

  5. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    • He sank into bed
    • She subsided into the chair

    Synonyms: subside

    Type of: descend

  6. appear to move downward
    • The sun dipped below the horizon
    • The setting sun sank below the tree line

    Synonyms: dip

    Type of: decline

    Kinds: subside

  7. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
    • The real estate market fell off

    Synonyms: slump, fall off

    Type of: drop

  8. fall or sink heavily
    • He slumped onto the couch
    • My spirits sank

    Synonyms: slump, slide down

    Type of: collapse

  9. embed deeply
    • She sank her fingers into the soft sand
    • He buried his head in her lap

    Synonyms: bury

    Type of: implant

    Kinds: set

sink as a noun

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

    Type of: plumbing fixture

    Kinds: kitchen sink, washbasin

  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

    Opposite: source

    Type of: natural process

    Kinds: heat sink

  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

    Synonyms: sinkhole, swallow hole

    Type of: natural depression

  4. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

    Synonyms: cesspool, cesspit, sump

    Type of: cistern

How to pronounce sink

sink is pronounced /sɪŋk/ in British English and /sɪŋk/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with sink

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SI · words ending in NK · 4-letter words

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