—sink /sɪŋk/
noun [C]
► A2 a bowl that is fixed to the wall in a kitchen or bathroom in which you wash dishes or your hands, etc.: » a bathroom/kitchen sinkSee picture: sink 
Thesaurus+: ↑Washing the dishesThesaurus+: ↑Bathroom fixtures and fittings
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Extra Examples:» We're only going on vacation for a week, but John will insist on taking everything but the kitchen sink.» You'll need a strong abrasive for cleaning this sink.» There's no need to get so het up about a few dirty dishes in the sink!» Put the plug in the sink and run some water.» The kitchen was in its original state, with a 1920s sink and stove.verb (sank or US ALSO sunk, sunk) (FALL) ↑Verb Endings for sink
B2 [I] to (cause something or someone to) fall or move to a lower level:
» The sun glowed red as it sank slowly below the horizon.» Student numbers have sunk considerably this year.» INFORMAL We sank (= drank) a bottle of wine each last night.» The wounded soldier sank (= fell) to the ground.» He sank into deep despair (= became very unhappy) when he lost his job.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving downwards , ↑Falling and droppingF0 [T] to hit a ball into a hole or pocket, especially in golf or snooker
Thesaurus+: ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport , ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Losing and being defeated• • •
Extra Examples:» Unemployment figures have sunk for the second year running.» We sat on the mountain and watched the sun sink below the horizon.» The level of teenage pregnancy sank dramatically.» He sank to the ground, clutching his chest.» They sank to the floor in exhaustion.verb [I or T] (sank or US ALSO sunk, sunk) (GO DOWN BELOW) ↑Verb Endings for sink
► B1 to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance: » The Titanic was a passenger ship which sank (to the bottom of the ocean) in 1912.» The legs of the garden chair sank into the soft ground.» Enemy aircraft sank two battleships.» The dog sank her teeth into (= bit) the ball and ran off with it.→ SEE ALSO SUNKEN(Cf. ↑sunken)Thesaurus+: ↑Staying afloat, capsizing and sinking• • •
Extra Examples:» We all thought we were done for when the boat started to sink.» The tanker is listing badly and liable to sink at any moment.» It is hoped that the oil slick will sink to the seabed where it would be covered within a few years by sediments and eventually decompose.» It's good to sink into a hot tub at the end of a hard day's work.» We sank our teeth into the enormous cakes.verb [T] (sank or US ALSO sunk, sunk) (DIG) ↑Verb Endings for sink
► F0 to dig a hole in the ground, or to put something into a hole dug into the ground: » Sinking more wells is the best way of supplying the population with clean drinking water.» The first stage of building the fence is sinking the posts into the ground.→ SEE ALSO SUNKEN(Cf. ↑sunken)Thesaurus+: ↑Diggingverb [T] (sank or US ALSO sunk, sunk) (FAILURE) ↑Verb Endings for sink
► F0 to cause something to fail or be in trouble: » This rain could sink our plans for the garden party.Thesaurus+: ↑Destroying and demolishing , ↑Damaging and spoiling- make the running
- make the ultimate/supreme sacrifice
- make the world go around/round
- make time
- make to do sth
- make towards sth/sb
- make tracks
- make up
- make-up
- make up for lost time
- make up for sth
- make up sth
- make up to sb
- make up your mind
- make use of sth
- make waves
- makeweight
- make whoopee
- make with sth
- make your excuses
- make your flesh crawl/creep
- make your presence felt
- make yourself at home
- make yourself known
- make yourself respectable