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To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west. |
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To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate. |
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Sink |
Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to enter completely. |
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Sink |
To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease. |
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Sink |
To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height. |
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