Definition of sink

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Sink (v. i.) 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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Cavo-rilievo :: Cavo-rilievo (n.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around..
Quant :: Quant (n.) A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
Sinking :: Sinking () a. & n. from Sink.
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating; -- said of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a ship draws ten feet of water..
Bead Proof :: Bead proof () Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters..
Sunken :: Sunk () imp. & p. p. of Sink.
Sag :: Sag (n.) State of sinking or bending; sagging.
Profound :: Profound (v. t.) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
Float :: Float (v. i.) Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver.
Wane :: Wane (v. i.) To decline; to fail; to sink.
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) The act or state of declining or sinking.
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.
Sink :: Sink (n.) A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; -- called also sink hole..
Thurrok :: Thurrok (n.) The hold of a ship; a sink.
Diesinking :: Diesinking (n.) The process of engraving dies.
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin..
Unswell :: Unswell (v. t.) To sink from a swollen state; to subside.
Founder :: Founder (v. i.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship..
Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet; to bore into a tree (as insects)..
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.
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