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droop vs sink

sink vs droop

droop and sink both are nouns.

droop and sink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
droop Yes No Yes No
sink Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sink is a hypernym of droop; that is, sink is a word with a broader meaning than droop:
  • droop: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
  • sink: fall or descend to a lower place or level
Other hypernyms of droop include drop, drop down.
droop (noun) sink (noun)
a shape that sags 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
droop (verb) sink (verb)
become limp fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness embed deeply
hang loosely or laxly go under
fall or descend to a lower place or level
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
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