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Sink: Noun and Verb Meanings with Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：Basin (Sink)

Sink 🔊

/sɪŋk/

n., v.

A fixed basin in a kitchen or bathroom with a water supply and a drain, used for washing.

Modern kitchen sink with faucet and dishes

Basin 🔊

➕

/ˈbeɪsɪn/

n., v.

A fixed basin in a kitchen or bathroom with a water supply and a drain, used for washing hands, dishes, or food.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Root from Old English 'sincan' meaning to become submerged; related to German 'sinken'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think: a stone 'sinks' in water - it goes down. A 'sink' is where you send dirty dishes down the drain.

📖 Example

After dinner, I spent twenty minutes washing a huge pile of dirty dishes in the sink. 🔊 After dinner, I spent twenty minutes washing a huge pile of dirty dishes in the sink.

🔗 Collocations

kitchen sink – kitchen sink

bathroom sink – bathroom sink

sink faucet – sink faucet

🔄 Synonyms

washbasin (n.) – A basin for washing hands and face, often in a bathroom.

lavatory (n.) – A room or fixture for washing, but often used for toilet.

🌱 Derivatives

sinkful (n.) – As much as a sink can hold.

📖 Cultural Story

The noun 'sink' emerged in the 17th century from the verb, referring to a basin where water 'sinks' away. Common in modern kitchens and bathrooms as a central cleaning fixture.

Meaning 2：Submerge (Sink)

Sink 🔊

/sɪŋk/

n., v.

To go down below the surface of something, like water, or to move to a lower position.

Submerge 🔊

➕

/səbˈmɜːrdʒ/

n., v.

To go down below the surface of a liquid or soft substance; to move downward gradually.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

We watched the orange sun slowly sink behind the mountains. 🔊 We watched the orange sun slowly sink behind the mountains.

🔗 Collocations

sink into – sink into

sink below – sink below

sink slowly – sink slowly

🔄 Synonyms

descend (v.) – To move or fall downward.

drop (v.) – To fall or let fall vertically.

🚫 Antonyms

rise (v.) – To move upward from a lower position.

float (v.) – To stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking.

🌱 Derivatives

sinking (adj.) – In the process of going down.

sinker (n.) – A weight used to sink fishing line or net.