sink - Meaning in Bengali

sink - Meaning in Bengali

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Definitions and Meaning of sink in English

sink noun

1. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
2. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
3. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
4. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

   Example

   • "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

sink verb

1. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

   Example

   • "The real estate market fell off"
2. embed deeply

   Examples

   • "He buried his head in her lap"
   • "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"
3. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

   Examples

   • "He sank into bed"
   • "She subsided into the chair"
4. pass into a specified state or condition

   Example

   • "He sank into nirvana"
5. fall or descend to a lower place or level

   Example

   • "He sank to his knees"
6. cause to sink

   Example

   • "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
7. fall or sink heavily

   Examples

   • "He slumped onto the couch"
   • "My spirits sank"
8. go under

   Example

   • "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
9. appear to move downward

   Examples

   • "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
   • "The sun dipped below the horizon"

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