SINK — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
sink
A 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.
A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system.
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- The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide.
Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly.
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- The real estate market fell off.
Embed deeply.
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- She sank her fingers into the soft sand.
- He buried his head in her lap.
Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place.
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- He sank into bed.
- She subsided into the chair.
Pass into a specified state or condition.
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- He sank into Nirvana.
Fall or drop to a lower place or level.
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- He sank to his knees.
Cause to sink.
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- The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor.
Fall or sink heavily.
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- He slumped onto the couch.
- My spirits sank.
Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned".
Appear to move downward.
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- The sun dipped below the horizon.
- The setting sun sank below the tree line.
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