sink Meaning and Definition

1. n. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

2. n. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

3. n. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

4. n. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

5. v. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

6. v. embed deeply

7. v. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

8. v. pass into a specified state or condition

9. v. fall or drop to a lower place or level

10. v. cause to sink

11. v. fall or sink heavily

12. v. go under,

13. v. appear to move downward