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sink
1. verb /sɪŋk/
a) to descend into a liquid or other substance or material

I tried, but I could not wake him. This caused me a great fear, and I looked around terrified. Then indeed, my heart sank within me. Beside the bed, as if he had stepped out of the mist, or rather as if the mist had turned into his figure, for it had entirely disappeared, stood a tall, thin man, all in black.

b) to submerge (something) in a liquid or other substance or material

Peters heart sank. "Dont you think it is dreadful?" he asked.

Syn: descend, go down, dip, dunk, submerge
2. noun /sɪŋk/
a) A basin used for holding water for washing

Jones has a two-seamer with heavy sink.

b) A sinkhole
Syn: basin, washbasin
See Also: countersink

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