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a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"

appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

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

fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"

appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

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

cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbour"

fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, the sink of the Humboldt River.

To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west.

To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.

Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely.

To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.

To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.

To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.

Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation.

To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.

To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.

To conseal and appropriate.

To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.

To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt.

A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.

A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen.

A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; - called also sink hole.

The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, the sink of the Humboldt River.

To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west.

To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.

Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely.

To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.

To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.

To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.

Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation.

To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.

To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.

To conseal and appropriate.

To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.

To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt.

A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.

A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen.

A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; - called also sink hole.

To fall or go downward; fall to the bottom; decline gradually; enter deeply; as, to sink into the mind.

To cause to go to the bottom; as, to sink ships; make by digging downward; as, to sink a well; place in the excavation made.

A drain to carry off dirty or superfluous water; in geology, any slight depression of the land, especially one that has no water outlet, or an underground one.

Sank, sunk.

Sunk.

Sinking.

To fall to the bottom: to fall down: to descend lower: to fall gradually: to fall below the surface: to enter deeply: to be impressed: to be overwhelmed: to fail in strength.

To cause to sink: to put under water: to keep out of sight: to suppress: to degrade: to cause to decline or fall: to plunge into destruction: to make by digging or delving: to pay absolutely: to lower on value or amount: to lessen:-pa.t. sank and sunk: pa.p. sunk, sunken.

A drain to carry off dirty water: a box or vessel connected with a drain for receiving dirty water.

SINKER.

SINKER.

To submerge, as in water.

To dig downward, as a well; cause to descend.

To debase or degrade; diminish; depress; suppress.

To descend by force of gravity, as through a fluid; fall; fail; set; decline; cower; droop; shrink.

A basin connected with a drain, for waste water, etc.; a cesspool.

To cause to sink; immerse; suppress; degrade.

To fall down; descend; enter deeply; be overwhelmed; decline.

Trough for carrying off waste water, &c.

A drain to carry off filthy water; a basin of stone or wood to receive filthy water; a place of filth.

To cause to sink; to immerse in a fluid; to make by digging; to depress; to degrade; to reduce; to diminish; to waste.

To fall towards the bottom; to subside; to fall gradually; to penetrate; to become lower; to settle to a level; to be overwhelmed; to enter deeply; to decline.

To fall or go downwards, as in water or mud; to go to the bottom; to subside; to penetrate into any body; to settle to a level; to fall or retire within the surface of anything; to decline; to droop; to decrease; to immerse in a fluid; to depress; to degrade; to crush; to reduce; to waste; to dissipate; to make by digging; to invest money permanently in any undertaking or scheme for the sake of interest.

An open box of wood lined with lead, or one of stone, with a pipe in the bottom for carrying off superfluous or dirty water; that under which anything sinks or descends; that in which corruption, physical or moral, is gathered.

n. A drain to carry off filthy water; jakes;—a shallow box connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, &c., as in a kitchen;— any place where corruption is gathered.