Sink

Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

Synonyms

Fall off

Slump

Type of

Drop

Verb group

Drop

Drop down

Appear to move downward

Synonyms

Dip

Type of

Decline

Has types

Subside

A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

Fall or descend to a lower place or level

A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Go under

Pass into a specified state or condition

Synonyms

Lapse

Pass

Type of

Move

Fall or sink heavily

Embed deeply

Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Cause to sink

Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

Has types

Heat sink

Antonyms

Source

Examples

The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide