sink

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sink /ˈsɪŋk/ ?

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(n) plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
(n) (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
(n) a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
(n) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
(v) fall or descend to a lower place or level
(v) cause to sink
(v) pass into a specified state or condition
(v) go under,
(v) descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
(v) appear to move downward
(v) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
(v) fall or sink heavily
(v) embed deeply

Weighing in at a chunky 30 pounds, JVC's hulk of a videocassette recorder was one of the first to work with VHS tapes, and helped sink the rival Betamax format.
Physiotherapist Cadan belongs to the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink school of thought.
An environmental catastrophe occurs as a tanker sinks off the coast of Spain.

Maryland Democrat Elijah Cummings said to Selig and Fehr: "This scandal happened under your watch. I want that to sink in. It did. Do you accept responsibility for this scandal or do you think there was nothing you could do to prevent it?"
on Jan 15, 2008 By: Elijah Cummings Source: SI.com
Romney said some believe that a forthright embrace of his religion will "sink my candidacy. If they are right, so be it. But I think they underestimate the American people."
on Dec 6, 2007 By: Mitt Romney Source: International Herald Tribune
"Now that it's over there's that sense of relief, that sense of accomplishment," Glavine, 41, said at a televised post-game news conference. "At some point, I don't know when, the historic side of it will sink in. Believe me, I know the...
on Aug 5, 2007 By: Tom Glavine Source: Bloomberg