Definitions for sank

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sank sank

Spelling: [sangk]

IPA: /sæŋk/

Sank is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 24 anagrams from letters in sank (akns).

Definitions for sank

noun

1. a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
2. a low-lying, poorly drained area where waters collect and sink into the ground or evaporate.
3. sinkhole (def 2).
4. a place of vice or corruption.
5. a drain or sewer.
6. a device or place for disposing of energy within a system, as a power-consuming device in an electrical circuit or a condenser in a steam engine.
7. any pond or pit for sewage or waste, as a cesspool or a pool for industrial wastes.
8. any natural process by which contaminants are removed from the atmosphere.

verb

1. a simple past tense of sink.

Idioms

1. sink one's teeth into, to bite deeply or vigorously. to do or enter into with great enthusiasm, concentration, conviction, etc.:

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to become submerged or enveloped; force into or below the surface; cause to plunge in or down:
2. to cause to fall, drop, or descend gradually.
3. to cause to penetrate:
4. to lower or depress the level of:
5. to bury, plant, or lay (a pipe, conduit, etc.) into or as if into the ground.
6. to dig, bore, or excavate (a hole, shaft, well, etc.).
7. to bring to a worse or lower state or status.
8. to bring to utter ruin or collapse:
9. to reduce in amount, extent, intensity, etc.
10. to lower in volume, tone, or pitch.
11. to suppress; ignore; omit.
12. to invest in the hope of making a profit or gaining some other return:
13. to lose (money) in an unfortunate investment, enterprise, etc.
14. Sports. to throw, shoot, hit, or propel (a ball) so that it goes through or into the basket, hole, pocket, etc.: to execute (a stroke or throw) so that the ball goes through or into the basket, hole, pocket, etc.:

verb (used without object)

1. to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into):
2. to fall, drop, or descend gradually to a lower level:
3. to settle or fall gradually, as a heavy structure:
4. to fall or collapse slowly from weakness, fatigue, distress, etc.:
5. to slope downward; dip:
6. to go down toward or below the horizon:
7. to penetrate, permeate, or seep (usually followed by in or into):
8. to become engulfed or absorbed in or gradually to enter a state (usually followed by in or into):
9. to be or become deeply absorbed or involved in a mood or mental state (usually followed by in or into):
10. to pass or fall into some lower state, as of fortune, estimation, etc.; degenerate:
11. to decline or deteriorate in quality or worth.
12. to fail in physical strength or health.
13. to decrease in amount, extent, intensity, etc.:
14. to become lower in volume, tone, or pitch:
15. to enter or permeate the mind; become known or understood (usually followed by in or into):
16. to become concave; become hollow, as the cheeks.
17. to drop or fall gradually into a lower position:

Origin of sank

before 1000; (v.) Middle English sinken, Old English sincan; cognate with Dutch zinken, German sinken, Old Norse sǫkkva, Gothic singkwan; (noun) late Middle English: cesspool, derivative of t

Examples for sank

It leaves the impression that the airplane hit the water and sank whole.

Measured by this new glance, so clear, so appraising, he sank back into his chair.

Aspasia sank on the couch, and bowed her head upon her hands.

Gilder made a gesture of irritation, as he sank into the chair at his desk.

In the years following World War II, Estonia sank into the shadows of the U.S.S.R., struggling with a failing tourism industry.

Joel sank into the couch, smiling, while Ethan threw a balled-up eraser against the wall and laughed.

In April last year, he sank his teeth into a Serbian player, Branislav Ivanovic, in the Premier League.

All started at speed to meet her, but presently Mrs. Raymount sank on the grass.

Earlier translations of a handful of the books, known as the SAS series in France, sank without a trace in the United States.

He sank down in the soft snow at Younger Brother's shoulder.