eng: sink - UWN/MENTA

eng: sink

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Meaning
means	(noun) plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe sink
means	(noun) (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" sink
means	(noun) a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
means	(noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it sump, cesspit, cesspool, sink
means	(verb) fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" sink, drop, drop down
means	(verb) cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor" sink
means	(verb) pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" pass, sink, lapse
means	(verb) go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" sink, settle, go under, go down
means	(verb) descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" subside, sink
means	(verb) appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" dip, sink
means	(verb) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" sink, fall off, slump
means	(verb) fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" sink, slump, slide down
means	(verb) embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" sink, bury
means	e/Sink (geography)

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