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sink
Overview of noun sink
The noun sink has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) sink -- (plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe)
2. 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. 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. cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump -- (a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it)
Overview of verb sink
The verb sink has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (8) sink, drop, drop down -- (fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees")
2. (5) sink -- (cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor")
3. (4) sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana")
4. (3) sink, settle, go down, go under -- (go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned")
5. (3) sink, subside -- (descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair")
6. (2) dip, sink -- (appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line")
7. (2) slump, fall off, sink -- (fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off")
8. (1) slump, slide down, sink -- (fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank")
9. (1) bury, sink -- (embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sink
4 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink
=> plumbing fixture
=> fixture
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
sink
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
=> natural depression, depression
=> geological formation, formation
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
=> cistern
=> reservoir
=> tank, storage tank
=> vessel
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> pool
=> excavation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun sink
2 of 4 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink
=> kitchen sink
=> washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
Sense 2
sink
=> heat sink
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sink
4 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink
=> plumbing fixture
Sense 2
sink
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
Sense 3
sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
=> natural depression, depression
Sense 4
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
=> cistern
Antonyms of noun sink
1 of 4 senses of sink
Sense 2
sink
Antonym of source (Sense 8)
=>source
Member Holonyms of noun sink
Substance Holonyms of noun sink
Part Holonyms of noun sink
Member Meronyms of noun sink
Substance Meronyms of noun sink
Part Meronyms of noun sink
1 of 4 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink
HAS PART: drain basket
Meronyms of noun sink
1 of 4 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink
HAS PART: drain basket
Holonyms of noun sink
Attributes of noun sink
Derived Forms of noun sink
Domain of noun sink
1 of 4 senses of sink
Sense 2
sink
TOPIC>(noun) engineering#2, engineering science#1, applied science#1, technology#2
Domain Terms of noun sink
Familiarity of noun sink
sink used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun sink
4 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink
> plumbing fixture
=> fountain, fount
=> shower
=> sink
=> toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
=> urinal
=> water faucet, water tap, tap, hydrant
Sense 2
sink
> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> radiation
=> absorption
=> acidification
=> adiabatic process
=> aeration
=> antiredeposition
=> capture
=> capture
=> centrifugation
=> chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
=> chromatography
=> concretion
=> condensation
=> convection
=> curdling, clotting, coagulation
=> decay
=> demagnetization, demagnetisation
=> desorption
=> diffusion
=> dissolution, disintegration
=> distillation, distillment
=> drift
=> effervescence
=> electrophoresis, cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, ionophoresis
=> establishment, ecesis
=> extinction
=> extraction
=> feedback
=> filtration
=> flocculation
=> flow
=> formation
=> fossilization, fossilisation
=> geological process, geologic process
=> hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing
=> inactivation
=> ion exchange
=> ionization, ionisation
=> leach, leaching
=> magnetization, magnetisation, magnetic induction
=> materialization, materialisation
=> nuclear reaction
=> opacification
=> oscillation
=> oxygenation
=> pair production, pair creation, pair formation
=> phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
=> precession of the equinoxes
=> release
=> saltation
=> scattering
=> sericulture
=> sink
=> soak, soakage, soaking
=> softening
=> sorption
=> source
=> stiffening, rigidifying, rigidification
=> stimulation
=> succession, ecological succession
=> survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selection
=> synergy, synergism
=> temperature change
=> transduction
=> transpiration
=> vitrification
Sense 3
sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
> natural depression, depression
=> basin
=> bed, bottom
=> crater
=> hole, hollow
=> lowland
=> sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
=> trench, deep, oceanic abyss
=> trough
=> valley, vale
Sense 4
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
> cistern
=> cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
=> rain barrel
Meronyms of noun sink
4 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink
HAS PART: drain basket
=> plumbing fixture
=> fixture
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
=> cistern
=> reservoir
=> tank, storage tank
=> vessel
HAS PART: base
HAS PART: brim, rim, lip
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
=> pool
=> excavation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun sink
Grep of noun sink
countersink
heat sink
kitchen sink
sink
sinker
sinkhole
sinkiang
sinking
sinking feeling
sinking fund
sinking spell
Antonyms of verb sink
1 of 9 senses of sink
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
Antonym of float (Sense 2)
=>float, swim
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sink
9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
=> change posture
=> change
Sense 2
sink
=> move, displace
Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
=> move
=> change, alter, vary
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Also See> sink in#2
Sense 5
sink, subside
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 6
dip, sink
=> decline
=> drop
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
=> drop
=> decline, go down, wane
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
=> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
=> change
Sense 9
bury, sink
=> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
=> insert, infix, enter, introduce
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sink
5 of 9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
=> drop open, fall open
=> sag, droop, swag, flag
=> sag, sag down
Sense 2
sink
=> settle
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
=> subside, settle
=> founder
=> submerge, submerse
Sense 6
dip, sink
=> subside
Sense 9
bury, sink
=> set, countersink
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sink
9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
=> change posture
Sense 2
sink
=> move, displace
Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
=> move
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
Also See> sink in#2
Sense 5
sink, subside
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
Sense 6
dip, sink
=> decline
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
=> drop
Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
=> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
Sense 9
bury, sink
=> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
'Cause To' of verb sink
1 of 9 senses of sink
Sense 2
sink
=> sink, settle, go down, go under
Derived Forms of verb sink
1 of 9 senses of sink
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
RELATED TO>(noun) sinker#2
=> sinker
RELATED TO>(noun) sinking#1
=> sinking
Domain of verb sink
Domain Terms of verb sink
Familiarity of verb sink
sink used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Sample Sentences of verb sink
9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
sink
EX: The men sink the boat
Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
EX: They sink
Sense 5
sink, subside
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 6
dip, sink
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
*> Something ----s
Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 9
bury, sink
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb sink
9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
> change posture
=> straighten
=> arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
=> fall
=> fall, fall down
=> right
=> sit down, sit
=> lie down, lie
=> sink, drop, drop down
=> hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
=> straighten, unbend
=> bow
=> uncurl
=> sit up
Sense 2
sink
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
> move
=> step
=> scroll
=> sink, pass, lapse
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> prolapse
=> rappel, abseil, rope down
=> unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down
=> avalanche, roll down
=> dive, plunge, plunk
=> set, go down, go under
=> decline, slump, correct
=> precipitate
=> sink, subside
=> crash
=> flop
=> tumble, topple
=> drop
=> plop
=> pitch
=> alight, climb down
=> sink, settle, go down, go under
=> pounce, swoop
=> drip
=> cascade, cascade down
Sense 5
sink, subside
> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> prolapse
=> rappel, abseil, rope down
=> unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down
=> avalanche, roll down
=> dive, plunge, plunk
=> set, go down, go under
=> decline, slump, correct
=> precipitate
=> sink, subside
=> crash
=> flop
=> tumble, topple
=> drop
=> plop
=> pitch
=> alight, climb down
=> sink, settle, go down, go under
=> pounce, swoop
=> drip
=> cascade, cascade down
Sense 6
dip, sink
> decline
=> dip, sink
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
> drop
=> slump, fall off, sink
=> tumble
Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
=> implode, go off
=> buckle, crumple
=> flop
=> break
=> slump, slide down, sink
Sense 9
bury, sink
> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
=> pot
=> nest
=> bury, sink
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
=> change posture
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
=> drop
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Sense 2
sink
=> move, displace
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
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Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
=> move
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Sense 5
sink, subside
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
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Sense 6
dip, sink
=> decline
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Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
=> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
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Sense 9
bury, sink
=> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
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Grep of verb sink
countersink
sink
sink in
Grep of adj sink
sinkable
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