1. A descent as through liquid (especially through water)
   "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
    
2. 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. A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
   "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach";
   - sinking feeling

1. (of a ship etc.) go under water
   "The raft sank and its occupants drowned";
   - settle, go down, go under
    
2. Fall or descend to a lower place or level
   "He sank to his knees";
   - drop, drop down
    
3. Cause to sink
   "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
    
4. Pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
   "He sank into nirvana";
   - pass, lapse
    
5. Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   "He sank into bed";
   - subside
    
6. Appear to move downward
   "The setting sun sank below the tree line";
   - dip
    
7. Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
   "The real estate market sank";
   - slump, fall off
    
8. Fall or drop heavily into a seated or reclined position
   "He sank onto the couch";
   - slump
    
9. Embed deeply
   "She sank her fingers into the soft sand";
   - bury
    
10. Become reduced in amount, level, intensity, or value
    "the temperature sank at night";
    - decrease, diminish, lessen, fall, come down, go down, dent
     
11. Invest or spend a large amount of money, typically with the implication that it may not be recovered
    "They sank millions into the failed project"

Sounds like: sinks, syncs, sinking, syncing, sy

Derived forms: sinkings

See also: travel

Type of: anxiety, break, cave in, change magnitude, change posture, collapse, come down, decline, decrease, descend, descent, displace, drop, drop-off, embed, engraft, fall in, founder, give, give way, go down, imbed, implant, lessening, move, plant

Encyclopedia: Sinking