Meaning & Definition of Sink in English

1. Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

2. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

• "The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

3. A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

4. A covered cistern

• Waste water and sewage flow into it

1. Fall or descend to a lower place or level

• "He sank to his knees"

2. Cause to sink

• "The japanese sank american ships in pearl harbor"

3. Pass into a specified state or condition

• "He sank into nirvana"

4. Go under, "the raft sank and its occupants drowned"

5. Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

• "He sank into bed"

• "She subsided into the chair"

6. Appear to move downward

• "The sun dipped below the horizon"

• "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

7. Fall heavily or suddenly

• Decline markedly

• "The real estate market fell off"

8. Fall or sink heavily

• "He slumped onto the couch"

• "My spirits sank"

9. Embed deeply

• "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"

• "He buried his head in her lap"