Urdu Meanings, Pronounciation and Synonyms:
sink
(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ )
US: 
Slow
Normal
Verb Forms: (sink, sank, sunk, sunken)
Noun: sink
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Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
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سنک۔ بیسن۔ |
| 2. sink | |
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(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
"the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide";
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| 3. sink [ Synonyms: sinkhole, swallow hole] | |
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A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
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| 4. sink [ Synonyms: cesspit, cesspool, sump] | |
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A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
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گندگی سے بھرا حوض
۔ گندگی سے بھری ٹنکی ۔ |
Verb: sink
| 1. sink [ Synonyms: drop, drop down] | |
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Fall or descend to a lower place or level
"He sank to his knees";
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| 2. sink | |
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Cause to sink
"The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor";
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غرق کرنا۔ |
| 3. sink [ Synonyms: lapse, pass] | |
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Pass into a specified state or condition
"He sank into nirvana";
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| 4. sink [ Synonyms: go down, go under, settle] | |
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Go under
"The raft sank and its occupants drowned";
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| 5. sink [ Synonyms: subside] | |
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Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
"He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair";
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| 6. sink [ Synonyms: dip] | |
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Appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line";
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غروب ہونا۔ نیچے جانا۔ ڈوبا۔ |
| 7. sink [ Synonyms: fall off, slump] | |
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Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
"The real estate market fell off";
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نمایاں طور پر تخفیف ہو جانا۔ گرنا۔ |
| 8. sink [ Synonyms: slide down, slump] | |
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Fall or sink heavily
"He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank";
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دھڑام سے گرنا۔ |
| 9. sink [ Synonyms: bury] | |
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Embed deeply
"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap";
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رکھنا۔ ڈالنا۔ گاڑھنا۔ |
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