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to ( cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance: The Titanic was a passenger ship which sank (to the bottom of the ocean) in 1912. The legs of the garden chair sank into the soft ground. Enemy aircraft sank two battleships.
1. a. : to go to the bottom : submerge. b. : to become partly buried (as in mud) c. : to become engulfed. 2. a (1) : to fall or drop to a lower place or level. (2) : to flow at a lower depth or level. (3) : to burn with lower intensity. (4) : to fall to a lower pitch or volume. his voice sank to a whisper.
Sink definition: to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into). See examples of SINK used in a sentence.
SINK meaning: 1. to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or…. Learn more.
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. Synonyms: basin, washbasin, hand basin, wash-hand basin More Synonyms of sink. 2. countable noun A2. A sink is the same as a washbasin or basin.
sink - plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe. drain basket - a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water. kitchen sink - a sink in a kitchen. plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building.
[intransitive] to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance. The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. The submarine sank after an explosion. We're sinking! sink into something The wheels started to sink into the mud. The little boat sank beneath the waves. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
