sink (n):a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it sink (n):plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe sink (n):a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof sink (n):(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a systemSamplesthe ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide sink (v):fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedlySamplesThe real estate market fell off Related Words: fall off, slump sink (v):embed deeplySamplesShe sank her fingers into the soft sand.
He buried his head in her lap sink (v):go under,SamplesThe raft sank and its occupants drowned sink (v):descend into or as if into some soft substance or placeSamplesHe sank into bed.
She subsided into the chair sink (v):pass into a specified state or conditionSamplesHe sank into nirvana Related Word: pass sink (v):fall or descend to a lower place or levelSamplesHe sank to his knees Related Word: drop sink (v):cause to sinkSamplesThe Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor sink (v):fall or sink heavilySamplesHe slumped onto the couch.
My spirits sank sink (v):appear to move downwardSamplesThe sun dipped below the horizon.
The setting sun sank below the tree line
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Do not count your chickens before they are hatched
Dereyi görmeden paçaları sıvama.
In other words, you should not think too much about some future event before it really happens.
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