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sinking
Overview of noun sinking
The noun sinking has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sinking -- (a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic")
2. (1) sinking -- (a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs")
3. sinking, sinking feeling -- (a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach")
Overview of verb sink
The verb sink has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (8) sink, drop, drop down -- (fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees")
2. (5) sink -- (cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor")
3. (4) sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana")
4. (3) sink, settle, go down, go under -- (go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned")
5. (3) sink, subside -- (descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair")
6. (2) dip, sink -- (appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line")
7. (2) slump, fall off, sink -- (fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off")
8. (1) slump, slide down, sink -- (fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank")
9. (1) bury, sink -- (embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sinking
3 senses of sinking
Sense 1
sinking
=> descent
=> change of location, travel
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
sinking
=> decrease, lessening, drop-off
=> change, alteration, modification
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
sinking, sinking feeling
=> anxiety
=> emotion
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun sinking
1 of 3 senses of sinking
Sense 1
sinking
=> settling, subsiding, subsidence
=> submergence, submerging, submersion, immersion
=> foundering, going under
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sinking
3 senses of sinking
Sense 1
sinking
=> descent
Sense 2
sinking
=> decrease, lessening, drop-off
Sense 3
sinking, sinking feeling
=> anxiety
Antonyms of noun sinking
Member Holonyms of noun sinking
Substance Holonyms of noun sinking
Part Holonyms of noun sinking
Member Meronyms of noun sinking
Substance Meronyms of noun sinking
Part Meronyms of noun sinking
Meronyms of noun sinking
Holonyms of noun sinking
Attributes of noun sinking
Derived Forms of noun sinking
1 of 3 senses of sinking
Sense 1
sinking
RELATED TO>(verb) sink#4
=> sink, settle, go down, go under
Domain of noun sinking
Domain Terms of noun sinking
Familiarity of noun sinking
sinking used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun sinking
3 senses of sinking
Sense 1
sinking
> descent
=> drop, fall
=> lightening
=> set
=> shower, cascade
=> sinking
=> slide
Sense 2
sinking
> decrease, lessening, drop-off
=> shrinking, shrinkage
=> casualty
=> sinking
=> attrition
=> dwindling, dwindling away
=> waning
Sense 3
sinking, sinking feeling
> anxiety
=> discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment
=> worry, trouble
=> concern, care, fear
=> anxiousness, disquiet
=> insecurity
=> edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude
=> sinking, sinking feeling
=> scruple, qualm, misgiving
=> jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness
=> Angst
Meronyms of noun sinking
3 senses of sinking
Holonyms of noun sinking
Grep of noun sinking
sinking
sinking feeling
sinking fund
sinking spell
Antonyms of verb sink
1 of 9 senses of sink
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
Antonym of float (Sense 2)
=>float, swim
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sink
9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
=> change posture
=> change
Sense 2
sink
=> move, displace
Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
=> move
=> change, alter, vary
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Also See> sink in#2
Sense 5
sink, subside
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 6
dip, sink
=> decline
=> drop
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
=> drop
=> decline, go down, wane
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
=> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
=> change
Sense 9
bury, sink
=> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
=> insert, infix, enter, introduce
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sink
5 of 9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
=> drop open, fall open
=> sag, droop, swag, flag
=> sag, sag down
Sense 2
sink
=> settle
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
=> subside, settle
=> founder
=> submerge, submerse
Sense 6
dip, sink
=> subside
Sense 9
bury, sink
=> set, countersink
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sink
9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
=> change posture
Sense 2
sink
=> move, displace
Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
=> move
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
Also See> sink in#2
Sense 5
sink, subside
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
Sense 6
dip, sink
=> decline
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
=> drop
Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
=> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
Sense 9
bury, sink
=> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
'Cause To' of verb sink
1 of 9 senses of sink
Sense 2
sink
=> sink, settle, go down, go under
Derived Forms of verb sink
1 of 9 senses of sink
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
RELATED TO>(noun) sinker#2
=> sinker
RELATED TO>(noun) sinking#1
=> sinking
Domain of verb sink
Domain Terms of verb sink
Familiarity of verb sink
sink used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Sample Sentences of verb sink
9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
sink
EX: The men sink the boat
Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
EX: They sink
Sense 5
sink, subside
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 6
dip, sink
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
*> Something ----s
Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 9
bury, sink
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb sink
9 senses of sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
> change posture
=> straighten
=> arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
=> fall
=> fall, fall down
=> right
=> sit down, sit
=> lie down, lie
=> sink, drop, drop down
=> hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
=> straighten, unbend
=> bow
=> uncurl
=> sit up
Sense 2
sink
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
> move
=> step
=> scroll
=> sink, pass, lapse
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> prolapse
=> rappel, abseil, rope down
=> unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down
=> avalanche, roll down
=> dive, plunge, plunk
=> set, go down, go under
=> decline, slump, correct
=> precipitate
=> sink, subside
=> crash
=> flop
=> tumble, topple
=> drop
=> plop
=> pitch
=> alight, climb down
=> sink, settle, go down, go under
=> pounce, swoop
=> drip
=> cascade, cascade down
Sense 5
sink, subside
> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> prolapse
=> rappel, abseil, rope down
=> unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down
=> avalanche, roll down
=> dive, plunge, plunk
=> set, go down, go under
=> decline, slump, correct
=> precipitate
=> sink, subside
=> crash
=> flop
=> tumble, topple
=> drop
=> plop
=> pitch
=> alight, climb down
=> sink, settle, go down, go under
=> pounce, swoop
=> drip
=> cascade, cascade down
Sense 6
dip, sink
> decline
=> dip, sink
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
> drop
=> slump, fall off, sink
=> tumble
Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
=> implode, go off
=> buckle, crumple
=> flop
=> break
=> slump, slide down, sink
Sense 9
bury, sink
> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
=> pot
=> nest
=> bury, sink
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sink
Sense 1
sink, drop, drop down
=> change posture
Sense 7
slump, fall off, sink
=> drop
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Sense 2
sink
=> move, displace
Sense 4
sink, settle, go down, go under
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
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Sense 3
sink, pass, lapse
=> move
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Sense 5
sink, subside
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
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Sense 6
dip, sink
=> decline
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Sense 8
slump, slide down, sink
=> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
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Sense 9
bury, sink
=> implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
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Grep of verb sink
countersink
sink
sink in
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