flag vs sink

flag and sink both are nouns.

flag and sink both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flag	Yes	No	Yes	No
sink	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sink is a hypernym of flag; that is, sink is a word with a broader meaning than flag:

flag: 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 flag include drop, drop down.

flag (noun)	sink (noun)
a conspicuously marked or shaped tail	plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design	a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones	a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green	(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

flag (verb)	sink (verb)
provide with a flag	fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
become less intense	embed deeply
communicate or signal with a flag	go under
decorate with flags	fall or descend to a lower place or level
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness	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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