Dictionary entry details
• SINK (noun)
Meaning:
Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sink" is a kind of...):
plumbing fixture (a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building)
Meronyms (parts of "sink"):
drain basket (a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sink"):
kitchen sink (a sink in a kitchen)
basin; lavatory; washbasin; washbowl; washstand (a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face)
Meaning:
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Context example:
the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide
Hypernyms ("sink" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Domain category:
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sink"):
heat sink (a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat)
Antonym:
source ((technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system)
Meaning:
A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
sinkhole; swallow hole; sink
Hypernyms ("sink" is a kind of...):
depression; natural depression (a sunken or depressed geological formation)
Meaning:
A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cesspit; cesspool; sump; sink
Hypernyms ("sink" is a kind of...):
cistern (an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater)
• SINK (verb)
Meaning:
Fall or drop to a lower place or level
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
drop down; sink; drop
Context example:
He sank to his knees
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
change posture (undergo a change in bodily posture)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sink"):
sag; sag down (cause to sag)
droop; flag; sag; swag (droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness)
drop open; fall open (open involuntarily)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to sink
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Cause:
go down; go under; settle; sink (go under,)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sink"):
settle (cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The men sink the boat
Meaning:
Pass into a specified state or condition
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
lapse; sink; pass
Context example:
He sank into Nirvana
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
move (go or proceed from one point to another)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Go under,
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
go under; go down; sink; settle
Context example:
The raft sank and its occupants drowned
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sink"):
settle; subside (sink down or precipitate)
founder (sink below the surface)
submerge; submerse (sink below the surface; go under or as if under water)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They sink
Antonym:
float (be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink)
Also:
sink in (pass through)
Meaning:
Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
subside; sink
Context examples:
He sank into bed / She subsided into the chair
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Appear to move downward
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
sink; dip
Context examples:
The sun dipped below the horizon / The setting sun sank below the tree line
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
decline (go down)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sink"):
subside (sink to a lower level or form a depression)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
fall off; slump; sink
Context example:
The real estate market fell off
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
drop (go down in value)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Fall or sink heavily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
slide down; slump; sink
Context examples:
He slumped onto the couch / My spirits sank
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
break; cave in; collapse; fall in; founder; give; give way (break down, literally or metaphorically)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Embed deeply
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bury; sink
Context examples:
She sank her fingers into the soft sand / He buried his head in her lap
Hypernyms (to "sink" is one way to...):
embed; engraft; imbed; implant; plant (fix or set securely or deeply)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sink"):
countersink; set (insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
