verb
- Fall or descend to a lower place or level.
- usage: "He sank to his knees"
- Cause to sink.
- usage: "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
- synonyms: sink
- Pass into a specified state or condition.
- usage: "He sank into nirvana"
- (v.) ()
- Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place.
- usage: "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
- Appear to move downward.
- usage: "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
- Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly.
- usage: "The real estate market fell off"
- Fall or sink heavily.
- usage: "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
- synonyms: slump, slide down, sink
- Embed deeply.
- usage: "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
adjective
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