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SINK

Definition:

[noun] plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
[noun] (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
[noun] a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
Synonyms: hole, swallow hole
[noun] a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Synonyms: cesspool, cesspit, sump
[verb] fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
Synonyms: drop, drop down
[verb] cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
[verb] pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
Synonyms: pass, lapse
[verb] go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
Synonyms: settle, go down, go under
[verb] descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
Synonyms: subside
[verb] appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
Synonyms: dip
[verb] fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
Synonyms: slump, fall off
[verb] fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
Synonyms: slump, slide down
[verb] embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
Synonyms: bury