sink

²sink

noun

Definition of SINK

1

a : a pool or pit for the deposit of waste or sewage : cesspool b : a ditch or tunnel for carrying off sewage : sewer c : a stationary basin connected with a drain and usually a water supply for washing and drainage

2

: a place where vice, corruption, or evil collects

3

: sump 3

4

a : a depression in the land surface; especially : one having a saline lake with no outlet b : sinkhole

5

: a body or process that acts as a storage device or disposal mechanism: as a : heat sink; broadly : a device that collects or dissipates energy (as radiation) b : a reactant with or absorber of a substance <forests are a sink for carbon dioxide>

Examples of SINK

1. <was able to rise above the inner-city sink that was his birthplace>

First Known Use of SINK

15th century

Related to SINK

Synonyms: cesspool, Gomorrah, Augean stable

Related Words: tenderloin; den, dump, pigpen, pigsty; hellhole, hole

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