Definition of sink

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Sink (n.) A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.

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Forcer :: Forcer (n.) A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc..
Amortization :: Amortization (n.) The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid..
Sinking :: Sinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sin.
Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease..
Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To sink when on the wing; to alight.
Cower :: Cower (v. i.) To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear..
Fade :: Fade (a.) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles.
Seine :: Seine (n.) A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught..
Droop :: Droop (v. t.) To let droop or sink.
Die :: Die (v. i.) To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc..
Shore :: Shore (n.) A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging..
Merge :: Merge (v. t.) To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.
Tubbing :: Tubbing (n.) A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine; especially, a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted together, used to enable those who sink a shaft to penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with safety..
Swim :: Swim (v. i.) To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits..
Sag :: Sag (n.) State of sinking or bending; sagging.
Washer :: Washer (n.) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening..
Jetson :: "Jetson (n.) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy..
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