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move vs sink

sink vs move

move and sink both are nouns.

move and sink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
sink Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sink is a hyponym of move; that is, sink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: go or proceed from one point to another
  • sink: pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
Other hyponyms of move include step, scroll, lapse, pass.
As verbs, sink is a hyponym of move; that is, sink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  • sink: cause to sink
Other hyponyms of move include mobilise, mobilize, relocate, dislocate, luxate, slip, splay, translate, place, post, send, station, agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex, channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport, funnel, brandish, flourish, wave, draw, pull, carry, transport, tug, disarrange, lay, place, pose, position, put, set, engage, lock, mesh, operate, impel, propel, launch, set in motion, roll, twine, wind, wrap, unroll, unwind, wind off, force, squeeze, wedge, work, disgorge, shed, spill, slop, spill, splatter, unseat, disunite, divide, part, separate, deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot, depress, press down, lift, flick, riffle, ruffle, work, take back, center, centre, pump, scan, bump around, jar, shake up, dandle, revolve, roll, force, push, rock, sway, fluctuate, pulse, dislodge, reposition, shift, glide, stir, play, bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset, send, ship, transport, direct, send, transport, saltate, bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down, lift, raise, bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise, drop, advance, bring forward, chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back, shift, transfer, displace, crowd, herd, circulate, circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on, drive out, force out, rouse, rout out, drive, race, rush, whoosh, woosh, pour, slip, bring outside, exteriorize, upstage, swing, turn, turn over, turn, turn, slide, run, whistle, beat, flap, singsong, hustle, wash, rake, blow, drag, draw, pull, lateralize, translate, hit, strike, sling, change hands, change owners, transfer, expel, kick out, throw out.
move (noun) sink (noun)
the act of deciding to do something plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
the act of changing your residence or place of business a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
a change of position that does not entail a change of location (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
the act of changing location from one place to another
move (verb) sink (verb)
be in a state of action fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
go or proceed from one point to another embed deeply
progress by being changed go under
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting fall or descend to a lower place or level
have a turn; make one's move in a game cause to sink
give an incentive for action fall or sink heavily
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon appear to move downward
arouse sympathy or compassion in descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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