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Sink

/sɪŋk/

Sink is a verb and noun with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To reduce or extinguish by payment.
    “to sink the national debt”
  2. To pay absolutely.
    “I have sunk thousands of pounds into this project.”
noun
  1. The motion of a sinker pitch.
    “Jones has a two-seamer with heavy sink.”
  2. A basin used for holding water for washing.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms descend go down dip dunk submerge basin
Antonyms source faucet

Origin

From Old English sincan.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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