Sink | Mean of sink in English Dictionary

/ˈsɪŋk/

• Verb
• to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.
1. The passengers were rescued from the boat before it sank.
2. a sinking ship
3. The rock sank to the bottom of the pool.
4. My foot sank into the deep mud.
5. She sank up to her knees in the snow.
• to cause (a ship or boat) to go down below the surface of water
1. The torpedo sank the ship.
• to move down to a lower position
1. The sun sank behind the hills.
2. He sank to his knees and prayed. [=he knelt down and prayed]
3. She sank back into the cozy chair.

• to become lower in amount, value, etc.
1. The temperature sinks quickly after the sun sets.
2. The lake's water level is slowly sinking.
3. His strength is slowly sinking.
4. The company's stock sank after it announced that profits were less than expected.
5. The currency's value is sinking.
• to use force to cause (something) to go into the ground or another surface
1. He sank [=drove] the fence posts into the ground.
2. He sank the ax into the tree.
3. The nail was sunk all the way into the wall.
4. The cat sank its claws into my arm.
• to do something that is morally wrong
1. How could you sink [=stoop] to cheating?
2. I never thought he could sink so low. [=do something so wrong]
• to begin to feel sad, depressed, etc.
1. She sank into a deep depression.
2. Her heart sank [=she became very sad] at the thought of moving so far away.
3. With a sinking heart [=with great sadness], she signed the papers to sell the house.
4. She got that sinking feeling [=a feeling of dread or discouragement] as she viewed the storm damage.
• to go or change to a worse or less active state
1. The patient sank into a coma.
2. He's sinking fast and won't live much longer.
• to become quieter
1. Her voice sank to a whisper. [=she began to whisper]
• to become less successful
1. The company is sinking under the weight of heavy debt. [=the company is failing because it has too much debt]
• to cause (someone or something) to fail
1. Bad weather sank their plans for a picnic.
2. If we don't get that money soon, we'll be sunk.
• to make (a well, shaft, mine, etc.) by digging down into the earth
1. The workers are sinking a well.
• to spend (a lot of money, work, time, etc.) on something
1. He sank [=invested] five million dollars in the new company.
2. He keeps sinking money into that old car.
3. She has sunk a lot of work into the project.
• to throw, hit, or roll (a ball) into a hole or basket
1. He sank [=dropped, holed] the putt.
2. In pool, you need to sink [=pocket] the eight ball to win.
3. She sank the jump shot.
• to drink (something) completely
1. They sank [=downed] one more pint before leaving.
• to become completely known, felt, or understood
1. I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in.
2. The fact that she's left me still hasn't really sunk in.
• to sink very suddenly and quickly
1. The ship hit an iceberg and sank like a stone.
2. His last movie sank like a stone.
• to sink beneath the water to a place that cannot be seen or found
1. The boat sank without a trace.
2. Her first album was a big success, but after that she sank without a trace.
• Noun
• a wide bowl that has a faucet for water and a drain at the bottom and is usually positioned in a counter or on a pedestal
1. a kitchen sink
2. (chiefly US) a bathroom sink [=(chiefly Brit) washbasin]