sinkhole, sink, swallow hole - a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof --3is a kind ofnatural depression, depression
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump - a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it --4is a kind ofcistern
Verbsink has 9 senses
sink, drop, drop down - fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" --1is one way tochange posture Sample sentences: Something ----s Somebody ----s
sink, pass, lapse - pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" --3is one way tomove Sample sentences: Something is ----ing PP Somebody ----s PP
sink, subside - descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" --5is one way todescend, fall, go down, come down Sample sentences: Something ----s Somebody ----s Somebody ----s somebody PP Somebody ----s something PP
dip, sink - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" --6is one way todecline Sample sentences: Something ----s Something is ----ing PP
slump, fall off, sink - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" --7is one way todrop Sample sentence: Something ----s
bury, sink - embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" --9is one way toimplant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something PP