Definitions For Sink

noun

• A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
• Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
• A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
• (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
• A wide bowl that has a faucet for water and a drain at the bottom and is usually positioned in a counter or on a pedestal

verb

• Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
• Embed deeply
• Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
• Pass into a specified state or condition
• Fall or descend to a lower place or level
• Cause to sink
• Fall or sink heavily
• Go under
• Appear to move downward
• To go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.
• To cause (a ship or boat) to go down below the surface of water
• To move down to a lower position