Etymology : Middle English, from Old English sincan; akin to Old High German sinkan to sink
Pronunciation : si[ng]k
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. wash basin; sewer, drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather; device that disposes of excess energy within an electrical circuit (Electronics); receiver, device that receives data or heat (Computers). submerge, fall down below the surface (especially in water); move down to a lower level; invest; fall, descend; slope or dip downward; become submerged; penetrate, permeate. sink\sink\, n.
2. a drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.
3. 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.
4. a hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; -- called also sink hole. [u. s.]sink hole. (a) the opening to a sink drain. (b) a cesspool. (c) same as sink, n., 3.sink \sink\ , v. i. [imp. sunk , or (sank ); p. p. sunk (obs. sunken, -- now used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. sinking.] [oe. sinken, as. sincan; akin to d. zinken, os. sincan, g. sinken, icel. s?kkva, dan. synke, sw. sjunka, goth. siggan, and probably to e. silt. cf. silt.].
5. 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. i sink in deep mire. lxix.
6. 2. to enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate. the stone sunk into his forehead. --1 san. xvii.
7. 3. hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely. let these sayings sink down into your ears.
8. 4. 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. i think our country sinks beneath the yoke. he sunk down in his chariot. --2 kings ix.
9. let not the fire sink or slacken.
10. to decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height. the alps and pyreneans sink before him.
11. 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.
12. To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.
13. Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely.
14. 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.
15. To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
16. To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.
17. Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation.
18. To make by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.
19. To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.
20. To conseal and appropriate.
21. To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
22. To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt.
23. A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.
24. 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.
25. A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; called also sink hole.
26. 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. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor" go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned".
27. 1. A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water. It is mainly used for washing dishes. The sink was full of dirty dishes. the kitchen sink.
28. A sink is the same as a washbasin or basin. The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.
29. If a boat sinks or if someone or something sinks it, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship The boat was beginning to sink fast The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship. + sinking sinkings sink·ing the sinking of the Titanic.
30. If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float. ¡Ù float.
31. If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards. Far off to the west the sun was sinking.
32. If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. Share prices would have sunk -- hurting small and big investors Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling. = fall.
33. People use sink school or sink estate to refer to a school or housing estate that is in a very poor area with few resources. unemployed teenagers from sink estates.
34. If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope. My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl.
35. If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it. I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.
36. If someone sinks a well, mine, or other large hole, they make a deep hole in the ground, usually by digging or drilling. the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft.
37. If you sink money into a business or project, you spend money on it in the hope of making more money. He has already sunk $25million into the project. = plough see also:
sinking, sunk.
38. If you say that someone will have to sink or swim, you mean that they will have to succeed through their own efforts, or fail. The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly to sink without trace: see:
trace.
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