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1 N‑COUNT A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water. It is mainly used for washing dishes. □  The sink was full of dirty dishes. □  …the kitchen sink.

2 N‑COUNT A sink is the same as a washbasin or basin . □  The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.

3 VERB If a boat sinks or if someone or something sinks it, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. □ [V n] In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship. □ [V ] The boat was beginning to sink fast. □ [V -ing] The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship. ●  sink|ing (sinkings ) N‑COUNT □ [+ of ] …the sinking of the Titanic.

4 VERB If something sinks , it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. □ [V ] A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.

5 VERB If something sinks , it moves slowly downwards. □ [V ] Far off to the west the sun was sinking.

6 VERB If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. □ [V ] Share prices would have sunk–hurting small and big investors. □ [V + to/from/by ] Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent. □ [V amount] The pound sank by nearly one per cent against the US dollar.

7 ADJ [ADJ n] People use sink school or sink estate to refer to a school or housing estate that is in a very poor area with few resources. [BRIT , JOURNALISM ] □  …unemployed teenagers from sink estates.

8 VERB If your heart or your spirits sink , you become depressed or lose hope. □ [V ] My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl.

9 VERB If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it. □ [V n + into ] I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream. □ [V + into ] The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.

10 VERB If someone sinks a well, mine, or other large hole, they make a deep hole in the ground, usually by digging or drilling. □ [V n] …the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft.

11 VERB If you sink money into a business or project, you spend money on it in the hope of making more money. □ [V n + into ] He has already sunk $25million into the project.

12 → see also sinking , sunk

13 PHRASE If you say that someone will have to sink or swim , you mean that they will have to succeed through their own efforts, or fail. □  The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly.

14to sink without trace → see trace

▸  sink in PHRASAL VERB When a statement or fact sinks in , you finally understand or realize it fully. □ [V P ] The implication took a while to sink in.

sink|er /s I ŋkə ^r / PHRASE You can use hook, line, and sinker to emphasize that someone is tricked or forced into a situation completely. [EMPHASIS ] □  We fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

sink|ing /s I ŋk I ŋ/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] If you have a sinking feeling, you suddenly become depressed or lose hope. □  I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.

2 → see also sink

Sino- /sa I noʊ-/ COMB [ADJ n] Sino- is added to adjectives indicating nationality to form adjectives which describe relations between China and another country. □  …Sino-Vietnamese friendship.

sinu|ous /s I njʊəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is sinuous moves with smooth twists and turns. [LITERARY ] □  …the silent, sinuous approach of a snake through the long grass.

si|nus /sa I nəs/ (sinuses ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Your sinuses are the spaces in the bone behind your nose. □  I still suffer from catarrh and sinus problems.