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Verb
S:
(v)
sink
,
settle
,
go down
,
go under
(go under)
"The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
verb group
direct troponym
/
full troponym
S:
(v)
subside
,
settle
(sink down or precipitate)
"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
S:
(v)
founder
(sink below the surface)
S:
(v)
submerge
,
submerse
(sink below the surface; go under or as if under water)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
phrasal verb
W:
(v)
sink in
[Related to:
sink
] (pass through)
"Water permeates sand easily"
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synset
antonym
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S:
(v)
set
,
go down
,
go under
(disappear beyond the horizon)
"the sun sets early these days"
S:
(v)
go by
,
go under
(be called; go by a certain name)
"She goes by her maiden name again"