Sank

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sank \Sank\ (s[a^][ng]k),
     imp. of {Sink}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Sink \Sink\ (s[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. {Sunk} (s[u^][ng]k), or
     ({Sank} (s[a^][ng]k)); p. p. {Sunk} (obs. {Sunken}, -- now
     used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sinking}.] [OE. sinken, AS.
     sincan; akin to D. zinken, OS. sincan, G. sinken, Icel.
     s["o]kkva, Dan. synke, Sw. sjunka, Goth. siggan, and probably
     to E. silt. Cf. {Silt}.]
     1. To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend
        lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a
        stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks
        in the west.
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              I sink in deep mire.                  --Ps. lxix. 2.
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     2. To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the
        surface; to penetrate.
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              The stone sunk into his forehead.     --1 San. xvii.
                                                    49.
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     3. Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to
        enter completely.
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              Let these sayings sink down into your ears. --Luke
                                                    ix. 44.
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     4. To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the
        ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in
        strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.
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              I think our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak.
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              He sunk down in his chariot.          --2 Kings ix.
                                                    24.
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              Let not the fire sink or slacken.     --Mortimer.
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     5. To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become
        diminished in volume or in apparent height.
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              The Alps and Pyreneans sink before him. --Addison.
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     Syn: To fall; subside; drop; droop; lower; decline; decay;
          decrease; lessen.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sink
       n 1: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall
            or floor and having a drainpipe
       2: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy
          or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for
          carbon dioxide" [ant: {source}]
       3: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean
          passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution
          or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn: {sinkhole}, {swallow
          hole}]
       4: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn:
           {cesspool}, {cesspit}, {sump}]
       v 1: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his
            knees" [syn: {drop}, {drop down}]
       2: cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl
          Harbor"
       3: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into
          Nirvana" [syn: {pass}, {lapse}]
       4: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {settle},
           {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}]
       5: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He
          sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {subside}]
       6: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon";
          "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {dip}]
       7: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate
          market fell off" [syn: {slump}, {fall off}]
       8: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My
          spirits sank" [syn: {slump}, {slide down}]
       9: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He
          buried his head in her lap" [syn: {bury}]
       [also: {sunken}, {sunk}, {sank}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sank
       See {sink}