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Definition of sink

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Sink (v. i.) 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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Jetson :: "Jetson (n.) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy..

Paternoster :: Paternoster (n.) A line with a row of hooks and bead/shaped sinkers.

Settlement :: Settlement (n.) The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material..

Vail :: Vail (v. t.) To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.

Gauge :: Gauge (n.) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.

Lower :: Lower (v. i.) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose..

Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.

Cower :: Cower (v. i.) To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear..

Sink :: Sink (n.) A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.

Sink :: Sink (n.) A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; -- called also sink hole..

Unswell :: Unswell (v. t.) To sink from a swollen state; to subside.

Deliquium :: Deliquium (n.) A sinking away; a swooning.

Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.

Countersink :: Countersink (n.) An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt..

Sentine :: Sentine (n.) A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer.

Depreciate :: Depreciate (v. i.) To fall in value; to become of less worth; to sink in estimation; as, a paper currency will depreciate, unless it is convertible into specie..

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) The act or state of declining or sinking.

Fade :: Fade (a.) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.

Drakestone :: Drakestone (n.) A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes..

Profound :: Profound (v. t.) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.