Sink
verb
To go down below the surface of water, soft ground etc.
The ship hit an iceberg and sank within minutes.
Often appears as...
- sink like a stone
- sink without a trace
verb
To move to a lower level, or move down towards the ground.
The sun is sinking in the sky.
Often appears as...
- sink lower
- sink to the ground
verb
To push something into a surface.
She sank her fingers into the soft sand.
Often appears as...
- sink your teeth into
- sink a nail into
noun
A bowl that is fixed to the wall in a kitchen or bathroom in which you wash dishes or your hands etc.
He washed his hands in the sink.
Often appears as...
- kitchen sink
- bathroom sink
verb
To invest a lot of money, effort etc. into something.
We sank a lot of time into that project.
Often appears as...
- sink money into
- sink time into
verb
To fail or get worse, especially gradually.
Her heart sank when she heard the news.
Often appears as...
- sink into depression
- sink into despair
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To go down below the surface of water, soft ground etc.
The ship hit an iceberg and sank within minutes.
Often appears as...
- sink like a stone
- sink without a trace
verb
To move to a lower level, or move down towards the ground.
The sun is sinking in the sky.
Often appears as...
- sink lower
- sink to the ground
verb
To push something into a surface.
She sank her fingers into the soft sand.
Often appears as...
- sink your teeth into
- sink a nail into
noun
A bowl that is fixed to the wall in a kitchen or bathroom in which you wash dishes or your hands etc.
He washed his hands in the sink.
Often appears as...
- kitchen sink
- bathroom sink
verb
To invest a lot of money, effort etc. into something.
We sank a lot of time into that project.
Often appears as...
- sink money into
- sink time into
verb
To fail or get worse, especially gradually.
Her heart sank when she heard the news.
Often appears as...
- sink into depression
- sink into despair
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Disappearance
Used when objects physically go below water or soft surfaces, usually out of sight.
The treasure sank in the quicksand.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal and Figurative
Can describe an actual event or feelings, such as hope sinking.
His spirits sank when the results came out.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Disappearance
Used when objects physically go below water or soft surfaces, usually out of sight.
The treasure sank in the quicksand.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal and Figurative
Can describe an actual event or feelings, such as hope sinking.
His spirits sank when the results came out.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Disappearance
Used when objects physically go below water or soft surfaces, usually out of sight.
The treasure sank in the quicksand.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal and Figurative
Can describe an actual event or feelings, such as hope sinking.
His spirits sank when the results came out.
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How to create a space...
what I sink right to the bottom of the suit so I'm practicing and practicing because I have to get it perfect for spaceflight but my shoulders and my muscles are rubbing on that side bearing it's just a fancy word and spacesuit design for the shoulder bearing so how can we alleviate that with our great designers love of my life my partner
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
Now, I knew this place had a reputation for sinking ships and grounding planes, and while I was out there floating, I started to get a little bit nervous. Actually, I was totally freaking out -- -- and I was borderline hypothermic, and my friends eventually had to help me out of the water.
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Can You Survive...
when water floods into sand it forces the sand particles apart causing the ground to loosen what's left is a soggy combination of the two that can no longer support as much weight so when you stand on it you start to sink I want to find out if it's actually possible to
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How much of human...
When we descend a bit further, we reach the zone where the deepest human structures lie, like ancient harbor walls and quays. We also see more shipwrecks sunk by storms, war, and collisions. We're still excavating many of these wrecks today, like Blackbeard's ship,
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The otherworldly...
allows them to withstand immense pressure. But they're the exception. Most deep-sea creatures are confined to a narrow range in the water column where nutrients are scarce since the food drifting downwards from the surface rapidly sinks to the sea floor.
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Why are we so attached...
During the experiment, they perceived the hole as being about a centimeter larger than controlled participants using a standard putter and they sank slightly more putts. Although feelings of ownership emerge early in life, culture also plays a part.
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The real story behind...
To build something of this scale, only for that to sink on its maiden voyage? Well, let's just say that failure wouldn't have been a pleasant option for Archimedes. So he took on the will it sink? Perhaps he was sitting in the bathhouse one day,
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The Astronaut of the...
you might think why is that an interesting thing well in the deep ocean there's not a lot of food so when a whale carcass sinks down into the depths it's like this feeding bonanza basically and it draws all these animals towards it and it goes
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Real life sunken cities...
Water is essential for life, food sources, and transport, so many cities have been built along coast lines and river banks. However, these benefits also come with risks because natural forces that can sink a city are at their doorstep.
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Rescued Spider Monkey...
but it's finally sinking in now that we're only minutes away from letting them out it's the last minutes that they're going to be in a cage for the rest of their life we've done pretty much everything we can
Video examples
How to create a space...
what I sink right to the bottom of the suit so I'm practicing and practicing because I have to get it perfect for spaceflight but my shoulders and my muscles are rubbing on that side bearing it's just a fancy word and spacesuit design for the shoulder bearing so how can we alleviate that with our great designers love of my life my partner
Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
Now, I knew this place had a reputation for sinking ships and grounding planes, and while I was out there floating, I started to get a little bit nervous. Actually, I was totally freaking out -- -- and I was borderline hypothermic, and my friends eventually had to help me out of the water.
Video examples
Can You Survive...
when water floods into sand it forces the sand particles apart causing the ground to loosen what's left is a soggy combination of the two that can no longer support as much weight so when you stand on it you start to sink I want to find out if it's actually possible to
Video examples
How much of human...
When we descend a bit further, we reach the zone where the deepest human structures lie, like ancient harbor walls and quays. We also see more shipwrecks sunk by storms, war, and collisions. We're still excavating many of these wrecks today, like Blackbeard's ship,
Video examples
The otherworldly...
allows them to withstand immense pressure. But they're the exception. Most deep-sea creatures are confined to a narrow range in the water column where nutrients are scarce since the food drifting downwards from the surface rapidly sinks to the sea floor.
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
During the experiment, they perceived the hole as being about a centimeter larger than controlled participants using a standard putter and they sank slightly more putts. Although feelings of ownership emerge early in life, culture also plays a part.
Video examples
The real story behind...
To build something of this scale, only for that to sink on its maiden voyage? Well, let's just say that failure wouldn't have been a pleasant option for Archimedes. So he took on the will it sink? Perhaps he was sitting in the bathhouse one day,
Video examples
The Astronaut of the...
you might think why is that an interesting thing well in the deep ocean there's not a lot of food so when a whale carcass sinks down into the depths it's like this feeding bonanza basically and it draws all these animals towards it and it goes
Video examples
Real life sunken cities...
Water is essential for life, food sources, and transport, so many cities have been built along coast lines and river banks. However, these benefits also come with risks because natural forces that can sink a city are at their doorstep.
Video examples
Rescued Spider Monkey...
but it's finally sinking in now that we're only minutes away from letting them out it's the last minutes that they're going to be in a cage for the rest of their life we've done pretty much everything we can
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Quote examples
Kiki Smith
American Artist
You can have fantasies about having control over the world, but I know I can barely control my kitchen sink. That is the grace I'm given. Because when one can control things, one is limited to one's own vision.
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John M. Grunsfeld
American Astronaut
A lot of people get home from work and sink into a good chair, the place in their life where they feel most comfortable. I get that comfort in space, the place where I most feel like I belong.
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Eric Carle
American Author
You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in - how important this book is. And I have a certain distance now. I've done it such a long time ago.
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Pauline Hanson
Australian Politician
We have one of the highest interest rates in the world, and we owe more money per capita than any other country. All we need is a nail hole in the bottom of the boat and we're sunk.
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Josh Turner
American Musician
To think that my heart and my words and my music saved somebody's life, it takes a while to just sink in with me. But it proves to me that music is powerful.
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Kym Marsh
Life is for living and there is only one way to go - unless you are prepared to sink and go down with the ship, which I don't choose to do.
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Enya
Irish Musician
When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.
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James Russell Lowell
American Poet
In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.
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Richard Quest
English Journalist
If the ship is sinking, you need help getting off that ship.
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Casey Affleck
American Actor
I find that I kind of have to sink into the character.
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Kiki Smith
American Artist
You can have fantasies about having control over the world, but I know I can barely control my kitchen sink. That is the grace I'm given. Because when one can control things, one is limited to one's own vision.
Quote examples
John M. Grunsfeld
American Astronaut
A lot of people get home from work and sink into a good chair, the place in their life where they feel most comfortable. I get that comfort in space, the place where I most feel like I belong.
Quote examples
Eric Carle
American Author
You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in - how important this book is. And I have a certain distance now. I've done it such a long time ago.
Quote examples
Pauline Hanson
Australian Politician
We have one of the highest interest rates in the world, and we owe more money per capita than any other country. All we need is a nail hole in the bottom of the boat and we're sunk.
Quote examples
Josh Turner
American Musician
To think that my heart and my words and my music saved somebody's life, it takes a while to just sink in with me. But it proves to me that music is powerful.
Quote examples
Kym Marsh
Life is for living and there is only one way to go - unless you are prepared to sink and go down with the ship, which I don't choose to do.
Quote examples
Enya
Irish Musician
When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.
Quote examples
James Russell Lowell
American Poet
In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.
Quote examples
Richard Quest
English Journalist
If the ship is sinking, you need help getting off that ship.
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Casey Affleck
American Actor
I find that I kind of have to sink into the character.
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