Sink
verbsɪŋk
Noun
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
“the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide”
Type of:ActivityActiona depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
Similar:SinkholeType of:Depressiona covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
Verb
go under
Similar:SettleType of:FallDescendfall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
Similar:SlumpType of:Dropappear to move downward
Similar:DipType of:Declinefall or descend to a lower place or level
Similar:Droppass into a specified state or condition
fall or sink heavily
Similar:SlumpType of:BreakCollapseFounderembed deeply
Similar:BuryType of:ImbedPlantEmbeddescend into or as if into some soft substance or place
Similar:SubsideType of:FallDescendcause to sink
Type of:DisplaceMove
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