come down vs sink

sink vs come down

come down is not a noun while sink is a noun.

come down and sink both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
come down	No	No	Yes	No
sink	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sink is a hyponym of come down; that is, sink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than come down:

come down: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
sink: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Other hyponyms of come down include prolapse, abseil, rappel, rope down, dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse, avalanche, roll down, dive, plunge, plunk, go down, go under, set, correct, decline, slump, precipitate, subside, crash, flop, topple, tumble, drop, plop, pitch, alight, climb down, go down, go under, settle, pounce, swoop, drip, cascade, cascade down.

come down (noun)	sink (noun)
	plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
	a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
	a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
	(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

come down (verb)	sink (verb)
get sick	fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
be the essential element	embed deeply
criticize or reprimand harshly	go under
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way	fall or descend to a lower place or level
fall from clouds	cause to sink
	fall or sink heavily
	appear to move downward
	descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
	pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

Difference between come down and sink

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