Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)sinkplumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe (n)sink(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system“the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide” (n)sinkhole, sink, swallow holea depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof Verbs
(v)sink, drop, drop downfall or descend to a lower place or level“He sank to his knees” (v)sinkcause to sink“The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor” (v)sink, pass, lapsepass into a specified state or condition; sink into“He sank into nirvana” (v)sink, subsidedescend into or as if into some soft substance or place“He sank into bed”,
“She subsided into the chair” (v)dip, sinkappear to move downward“The sun dipped below the horizon”,
“The setting sun sank below the tree line” (v)slump, fall off, sinkfall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly“The real estate market fell off” (v)bury, sinkembed deeply“She sank her fingers into the soft sand”,
“He buried his head in her lap”