I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ bathroom ( esp. AmE ), kitchen
▪ blocked ( esp. BrE ), clogged ( AmE )
▪ marble ( esp. AmE ), porcelain , stainless-steel
▪ double
▪
The kitchen had a double ~.
VERB + SINK
▪ fill
▪
She filled the ~ with hot water.
▪ block ( esp. BrE ), clog ( AmE )
▪ clear ( esp. BrE ), unblock ( esp. BrE ), unclog ( AmE )
▪ install
▪
You can install a new ~ in the kitchen.
SINK + NOUN
▪ unit ( BrE )
▪ plunger ( BrE )
▪
I bought a ~ plunger to clear the blocked kitchen sink.
▪ faucet ( AmE ), tap ( BrE )
▪ counter ( AmE )
▪
the ~ counter in the bathroom
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~
▪
She was at the ~, washing the dishes.
▪ down the ~
▪
Don't pour coffee grounds down the kitchen ~.
▪ in the ~
▪
Put the dishes in the ~.
II.
verb
1 in water, mud, etc.
ADVERB
▪ slowly
▪ fast
▪
Duane was in waist-deep and ~ing fast.
▪ down
▪
She sank down into the soft soil.
▪ deep
▪
His boots sank deep into the mud.
▪ nearly
▪
The boat nearly sank under the increased weight.
VERB + SINK
▪ begin to , start to
PREPOSITION
▪ below , beneath
▪
We watched the boat ~ beneath the waves.
▪ into
▪
Our feet sank deep into the soft sand as we walked.
▪ to , up to
▪
He sank up to his knees in the mud.
PHRASES
▪ ~ like a stone
▪
The box sank like a stone.
▪ ~ or swim ( figurative )
▪
In a situation like this, you either ~ or swim.
▪ ~ to the bottom (of sth)
▪
The ship had sunk to the bottom of the sea.
▪ ~ under the weight (of sth) ( often figurative )
▪
The airline industry is ~ing under the weight of its losses.
▪ ~ without trace
▪
It seemed as though the ship had sunk without trace.
2 fall/sit down
ADVERB
▪ wearily
▪ gratefully
▪
I sank gratefully into the warm, dry bed.
▪ gracefully
▪ low
▪
The sun was ~ing lower.
▪ back , down
▪
Dexter sank back into his seat.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
He sank lower into his chair.
▪ onto
▪
She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet.
PHRASES
▪ ~ below the horizon
▪
The sun had sunk below the horizon.
▪ ~ to the floor , ~ to the ground
▪
She sank to the ground and started to cry.
▪ ~ to your knees
▪
He sank to his knees, grasping at his stomach.
3 become weaker/worse
ADVERB
▪ quickly , rapidly
▪
Virgil rapidly sank into depression.
▪ gradually
▪
The project gradually sank into oblivion.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
PHRASES
▪ ~ to a new low , ~ to new lows ( both figurative )
▪
With this article the newspaper has sunk to a new low.
Sink is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ boat , ↑ foot , ↑ heart , ↑ index , ↑ ship , ↑ stock , ↑ submarine , ↑ sun , ↑ vessel
Sink is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ basket , ↑ capital , ↑ claw , ↑ fang , ↑ jaw , ↑ money , ↑ nail , ↑ pint , ↑ shaft , ↑ ship , ↑ tooth , ↑ vessel , ↑ warship , ↑ well