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Results for: "sink"

Translating from English to Estonian

Translations:

sink — basin with taps, washbasin
→ valamu
→ kraanikauss
sink — descend into liquid, etc
→ vajuma
→ uputama

More translations:

sink
→ uputama, uppuma
sink
→ vajuma, alanema
sink
→ (sisse) imbuma, sisse vajutama
sink
→ masendusse sattuma
sink
→ (raha) paigutama
sink
→ kraanikauss

Reverse Translations (Estonian to English):

sink
→ ham

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 4

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

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

    • “the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide”

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

    Synonymssinkholeswallow hole

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

    Synonymscesspoolcesspitsump

VERB 9

  1. fall or descend to a lower place or level

    • “He sank to his knees”
    Synonymsdropdrop down

  2. cause to sink

    • “The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor”

  3. pass into a specified state or condition

    • “He sank into nirvana”
    Synonymspasslapse
Show 6 more meanings

  1. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

    Synonymssettlego downgo under

  2. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

    • “He sank into bed”
    • “She subsided into the chair”
    Synonymssubside

  3. appear to move downward

    • “The sun dipped below the horizon”
    • “The setting sun sank below the tree line”
    Synonymsdip

  4. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

    • “The real estate market fell off”
    Synonymsslumpfall off

  5. fall or sink heavily

    • “He slumped onto the couch”
    • “My spirits sank”
    Synonymsslumpslide down

  6. embed deeply

    • “She sank her fingers into the soft sand”
    • “He buried his head in her lap”
    Synonymsbury