sink

verb
/ˈsɪŋk/

To move or be moved into something.

Other meanings

To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.

Related words

resink
sinkable
sinkage
sinkant
sinkbox
sinkful
sinky
unsinkability
unsinkable
countersink
like a rat from a sinking ship
loose lips sink ships

Example sentences

“She sinks her teeth into a juicy red apple.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0
“It takes a lot to sink an aircraft carrier.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sincan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sink” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.