sink
part of speech
verb (sink, sinks, sank, sunk, sinking); noun (a sink, sinks)
meaning for a pupil
1) To go down below the top of water or another liquid: «The stone sank». tree →
2) To go down slowly: «The sun sank behind the hills». tree →
3) Of a ship: to go to the bottom of the sea. tree →
4) A noun: a basin with taps in a kitchen or bathroom for washing. tree →
5) To fall lower in amount: «Prices sank». tree →
6) In sport: to get a ball into a hole or net: sink a putt, sink a basket. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In the Bible, sinking can describe falling into trouble or ruin. Amos uses the sinking of the River of Egypt (the Nile) as a picture of the land shaking under God's judgment. In the primary lessons: In science: float or sink experiments — an object sinks if it is denser than the water (heavy for its size), like a stone or a coin; a lump of clay sinks but a clay boat floats. In hygiene: wash hands at the sink. In safety: don't play near deep water; a full sink can be dangerous for toddlers. In stories: «my heart sank» means I suddenly felt sad or worried. Phrases: sink or swim, kitchen sink, my heart sank, sink in (be understood), sinking feeling.
examples
- By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. (Writings ECC.10.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies. (Writings PSA.45.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt. (Prophets AMO.8.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Stones sink, but wood floats. tree →
- The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. tree →
- Wash your hands at the sink. tree →
- Put the dirty plates in the sink. tree →
- The sun sank behind the mountains. tree →
- My heart sank when I saw the broken vase. tree →
- It took a while for the news to sink in. tree →
- She sank the basket from the middle of the court. tree →
- The boat was again brought along-side of the sinking vessel. tree →
note
Irregular: sink, sank, sunk (not «sinked»). Opposite: float. Heavy things don't always sink: a big ship floats because of its shape. «Sink in» = finally be understood.
In the corpora
- Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
- Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
- And in the pit there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
- The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
- Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sink» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.