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Verb sink has 9 senses
- sink, drop, drop down - fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
--1 is one way to change posture
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- sink - cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
--2 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:
The men sink the boat
- sink, pass, lapse - pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
--3 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- sink, settle, go down, go under - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
--4 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
Antonyms: float, swim
Sample sentence:
They sink
- sink, subside - descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
--5 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- dip, sink - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
--6 is one way to decline
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- slump, fall off, sink - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
--7 is one way to drop
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- slump, slide down, sink - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
--8 is one way to collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- bury, sink - embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
--9 is one way to implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
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