sink

verbid 18933·updated Jun 3, 2026
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descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
burydipdropfall offgo downgo underlapsesettleslide downslumpsubside
pasttense
sinked
presentparticiple
sinking
thirdpersonsingular
sinks
pastparticiple
sinked

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary9 sensesview framework →
§1
fall heavily or suddenly
§2
embed deeply
§3
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
§4
pass into a specified state or condition
§5
fall or descend to a lower place or level
§6
cause to sink
§7
fall or sink heavily
§8
go under, 'The raft sank and its occupants drowned'
§9
appear to move downward

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Incoming relationships

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