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sink

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plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system(noun.process)

Example:
The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide.

Antonym:
source

source: wordnet30
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof(noun.object)

Synonym:
sinkhole, swallow hole

source: wordnet30
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
cesspit, cesspool, sump

source: wordnet30
A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.(noun)

source: webster1913
The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, the sink of the Humboldt River.(noun)

source: webster1913

fall or descend to a lower place or level(verb.motion)

Synonym:
drop, drop down

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cause to sink(verb.motion)

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pass into a specified state or condition(verb.motion)

Synonym:
lapse, pass

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go under,(verb.motion)

Synonym:
go down, go under, settle
Antonym:
float, swim

source: wordnet30
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place(verb.motion)

Synonym:
subside

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appear to move downward(verb.motion)

Synonym:
dip

source: wordnet30
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly(verb.change)

Synonym:
fall off, slump

source: wordnet30
fall or sink heavily(verb.motion)

Synonym:
slide down, slump

source: wordnet30
embed deeply(verb.contact)

Synonym:
bury

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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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.(verb)

source: webster1913