English

Pronunciation
audio|en-uk-sink.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-sink.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�k|-ɪ�k

Etymology
OE. sincan

Verb
en-verb|sinks|sinking|sank|sunk or sunken

1. intransitive To descend into a liquid or other substance or material.
2. transitive To submerge (something) in a liquid or other substance or material.
3. transitive To cause (a ship, etc) to sink.
4. transitive To push (something) into something.

#: The dog sank its teeth into the delivery man's leg.

Synonyms
(descend into a liquid, etc): descend, go down
(submerge): dip, dunk, submerge
(cause (ship, etc) to sink):
(push (something) into):

Derived terms
sinker
sink in
sink like a stone

Translations
trans-top|descend into liquid, etc
Albanian: zhyt
Arabic: ARchar|غر� IPAchar|(�áriqa)
Chinese: � (chén)
Czech: potopit se
Dutch: zinken
Finnish: upota, vajota
French: s'enfoncer
German: sinken
Greek: β�θίζομαι (vythízome)
Hungarian: elsüllyed
trans-mid
Italian: affondare
Japanese: �� (shizumu)
Korean: ���� (garaanda)
Polish: topi�
Portuguese: afundar
Russian: �он���/��он��� (tonút�/utonút')
Spanish: hundir
Swedish: sjunka
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trans-top|submerge
Albanian: zhyt
Dutch: onderdompelen
Finnish: upottaa
trans-mid
Polish: topi�
Russian: �опи��/��опи�� (topít�/utopít')
Spanish: hundir
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trans-top|cause (ship, etc) to sink
Albanian: fundos
Czech: potopit
Finnish: upottaa
Japanese: ��� (shizumeru)
trans-mid
Polish: zatapia� impf., zatopi� pf.
Russian: �опи��/по�опи�� (topít�/potopít')
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trans-top|push (something) into
Albanian: ngul
Finnish: upottaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. A basin used for holding water for washing.
2. baseball The motion of a sinker pitch.

#: Jones' has a two-seamer with heavy sink.

Synonyms
(basin): basin, washbasin

Translations
trans-top|basin
Albanian: lavaman, lajtore
Czech: d�ez m
Dutch: gootsteen m, afwasbak m
Finnish: pesuallas
French: évier m
German: Waschbecken n
Hebrew: ���ר| �ִּ�ּ�ֹר (kior) m
trans-mid
Polish: zlew m, zlewozmywak m
Russian: мойка (mójka) f, �аковина (rákovina) f
Serbian: sudopera f
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trans-top|in baseball
trans-mid
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Related terms
countersink

Category:English ergative verbs
Category:English irregular verbs

Estonian

Noun
infl|et|noun

1. ham

Category:Estonian nouns
Category:Liquids

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• 2008-01-02 02:47 - Keene - /* Derived terms */ * [[sink like a stone]]

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