Sink

Meaning of Sink

verb
  1. go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.
    he saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves
  2. descend from a higher to a lower position; drop downwards.
    you can relax on the veranda as the sun sinks low
  3. gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity.
    their output sank to a third of the pre-war figure
  4. insert beneath a surface.
    rails fixed in place with screws sunk below the surface of the wood
  5. rapidly consume (an alcoholic drink).
    they must have sunk a bit of booze yesterday
    the players were sinking a few post-match lagers

Old English sincan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zinken and German sinken .

noun
  1. a fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.
    I stood at the kitchen sink
    a sink unit with cupboard and drawers under
  2. a pool or marsh in which a river's water disappears by evaporation or percolation.
  3. short for sinkhole.
  4. a place of vice or corruption.
    a sink of unnatural vice, pride, and luxury

Middle English: from sink1.

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Hyphenation of Sink

Sink

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Sink is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Sink synonyms

Meaning sinkhole:

sinkhole

Meaning cesspool:

cesspool, cesspit, sump

Meaning drop:

drop

Meaning pass:

pass, lapse

Meaning settle:

settle

Meaning subside:

subside

Meaning dip:

dip

Meaning slump:

slump

Meaning bury:

bury

Meaning move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control:

fall

Meaning move or fall downwards:

descend

Meaning cease to be visible:

disappear

Meaning disappear suddenly and completely:

vanish

Meaning jump or dive quickly and energetically:

plunge

Meaning decrease rapidly in value or amount:

plummet

Meaning set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch:

pitch

Meaning deteriorate suddenly and dramatically:

nosedive

Meaning (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear to move towards and below the earth's horizon as the earth rotates:

set

Meaning fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass:

embed

Meaning place, fit, or push (something) into something else:

insert

Meaning force (a stake or nail) into place by hitting or pushing it:

drive

Meaning put in a particular position:

place

Meaning put (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow:

plant

Meaning put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way:

position

Meaning take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow:

drink

Meaning drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily:

quaff

Meaning consume (something, typically a drink):

down

Meaning wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it:

swill

Meaning move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:

shift

Meaning (of two people) kiss and caress amorously:

neck

Meaning an alcoholic drink:

bevvy

Meaning (of a vehicle or boat) move slowly making regular muffled explosive sounds, as of an engine running slowly:

chug

Sink antonyms

Meaning move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up:

rise

Meaning rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking:

float

Meaning go up or climb:

ascend

Anagrams of Sink

inks, kins, skin

Words that rhyme with Sink

sink, Navesink, resink, msink, Neversink, countersink, Sintsink

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