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sink
English
Etymology
From Old English sincan, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwan?, from Proto-Indo-European *seng?- (“to fall, sink”). Compare West Frisian sinke, Low German sinken, Dutch zinken, German sinken, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål synke, Swedish sjunka. In the causative sense, it replaced Old English sen?an (“make sink”) from Proto-Germanic *sankwijan?.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /s??k/
- Rhymes: -??k
- Homophones: sync, synch, cinque
Verb
sink (third-person singular simple present sinks, present participle sinking, simple past sank or sunk, past participle sunk or sunken)
- (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
- (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- (transitive) To cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
- (transitive) To push (something) into something.
- (transitive) To make by digging or delving.
- to sink a well in the ground
- (transitive, snooker, pool, billiards, golf) To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
- 2008, Edward Keating, The Joy of Ex: A Novel
- My sister beats me at pool in public a second time. I claim some dignity back by potting two of my balls before Tammy sinks the black.
- 2008, Edward Keating, The Joy of Ex: A Novel
- (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the human heart) To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Ch.21:
- I tried, but I could not wake him. This caused me a great fear, and I looked around terrified. Then indeed, my heart sank within me. Beside the bed, as if he had stepped out of the mist, or rather as if the mist had turned into his figure, for it had entirely disappeared, stood a tall, thin man, all in black.
- 1915, Thornton W. Burgess, The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston; ch. XIX:
- Peter's heart sank. "Don't you think it is dreadful?" he asked.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Ch.21:
- (transitive, figuratively) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
- c. 1613, William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, Henry VIII, Act II, scene i:
- And if I have a conscience, let it sink me
- 1700, Nicholas Rowe The Ambitious Stepmother, Act II, scene ii:
- Thy cruel and unnatural lust of power / Has sunk thy father more than all his years.
- c. 1613, William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, Henry VIII, Act II, scene i:
- (intransitive) To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- 2013, Steve Henschel, Niagara This Week, April 24:
- Who would sink so low as to steal change from veterans?
- 2013, Steve Henschel, Niagara This Week, April 24:
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the human heart) To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.
- (transitive, slang, archaic) To conceal and appropriate.
- (transitive, slang, archaic) To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
- 1849 December 15, Frederick William Robertson, Sermon 14, “The Principle of Spiritual Harvest”:
- I say not always dishonorable qualifications, but a certain flexibility of disposition; a certain courtly willingness to sink obnoxious truths, and adapt ourselves to the prejudices of the minds of others […]
- 1849 December 15, Frederick William Robertson, Sermon 14, “The Principle of Spiritual Harvest”:
- (transitive, slang) To pay absolutely.
- (transitive, slang, archaic) To reduce or extinguish by payment.
- (intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- I think our country sinks beneath the yoke.
- (intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
Usage notes
- Use of sunk for the simple past instead of sank is not uncommon, but may be considered non-standard.
Synonyms
- (descend into a liquid, etc): descend, go down
- (submerge): dip, dunk, submerge
- (cause (ship, etc) to sink):
- (push (something) into):
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
sink (plural sinks)
- A basin used for holding water for washing.
- A drain for carrying off wastewater.
- (geology) A sinkhole.
- A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
- A heat sink.
- A place that absorbs resources or energy.
- (ecology) A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
- (baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
- Jones has a two-seamer with heavy sink.
- (computing, programming) An object or callback that captures events; event sink
- (graph theory) a destination vertex in a transportation network
- An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
- A depression in a stereotype plate.
- (theater) A stage trap-door for shifting scenery.
- (mining) An excavation less than a shaft.
- (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
- Antonym: faucet
Synonyms
- (basin): basin, washbasin; see also washbasin for washing fixtures without water supply
Antonyms
- (destination vertex): source
Derived terms
- (washbasin): vessel sink
Translations
Related terms
- countersink
- everything but the kitchen sink
References
- Honey, I sunk the boat, The Grammarphobia Blog
Anagrams
- -kins, inks, k'ins, kins, skin
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??k/
Etymology 1
From Dutch zinken, from Middle Dutch sinken, from Old Dutch *sincan, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwan?, from Proto-Indo-European *seng?- (“to fall, sink”).
Verb
sink (present sink, present participle sinkende, past participle gesink)
- (intransitive) to sink
Etymology 2
From Dutch zink, from German Zink.
Noun
sink (uncountable)
- zinc
Estonian
Noun
sink (genitive singi, partitive sinki)
- ham
Declension
Faroese
Etymology
From German Zink.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s???k/
- Rhymes: -???k
Noun
sink n (genitive singular sinks, uncountable)
- (metal) zinc
Declension
Derived terms
- sinksalva
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -???k
Noun
sink n (genitive singular sinks, no plural)
- zinc (chemical element)
Declension
Anagrams
- skin
Mauritian Creole
Numeral
sink
- Alternative spelling of senk
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
sink m or n (definite singular sinken or sinket) (uncountable)
- zinc (chemical element, symbol Zn)
Derived terms
- forsinke
- sinksulfat
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Zink.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??k/
Noun
sink m or n (definite singular sinken or sinket) (uncountable)
- zinc (chemical element, symbol Zn)
Derived terms
- sinksulfat
References
- “sink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
West Frisian
Verb
sink
- first-person singular present of sinke
- imperative of sinke
sink From the web:
- what sinks in water
- what sinks
- what sinks are installed above the countertop
- what sink material is best
- what sinks and what floats
- what sinking funds should i have
- what sinks are made in the usa
- what sink the titanic
discourage
English
Etymology
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. Surface analysis dis- +? courage.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d?s?k???d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d?s?k??d??/
- Hyphenation: dis?cour?age
Verb
discourage (third-person singular simple present discourages, present participle discouraging, simple past and past participle discouraged) (transitive)
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- 1854, Abraham Lincoln. Notes for a Law Lecture
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
- 1854, Abraham Lincoln. Notes for a Law Lecture
Synonyms
- becourage
- deter
- dissuade
Antonyms
- encourage
Translations
Noun
discourage (uncountable)
- (rare) Lack of courage
Synonyms
- (lack of courage): cowardliness
Further reading
- discourage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
discourage From the web:
- what discourages minerals from achieving habit
- what discourage mean
- what discourages you
- what discourages international trade
- what discourages the drilling crew
- what discourages physical activity
- what discourages political participation
- what discourages you interview question
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