sank

Meanings

Verb

• fall or descend to a lower place or level
  • "He sank to his knees"
• cause to sink
  • "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
• pass into a specified state or condition
  • "He sank into nirvana"
• go under,
  • "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
  • "He sank into bed"
• appear to move downward
  • "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
• fall or sink heavily
  • "My spirits sank"
• embed deeply
  • "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"
• simple past of sink

Synonyms

bury, dip, drop, drop down, fall off, go down, go under, lapse, pass, settle, sink, slide down, slump, subside

Antonyms

float

Related Words

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