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sink vs drop

drop vs sink

sink and drop both are nouns.

sink and drop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sink Yes No Yes No
drop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drop is a hypernym of sink; that is, drop is a word with a broader meaning than sink:
  • sink: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
  • drop: go down in value
As verbs, sink and drop are synonyms defined as:
  • sink and drop: fall or descend to a lower place or level
Other synonyms of sink include drop down.
sink (noun) drop (noun)
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe the act of dropping something
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it a central depository where things can be left or picked up
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 curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
a steep high face of rock
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
a shape that is spherical and small
sink (verb) drop (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly give birth; used for animals
embed deeply grow progressively worse
go under go down in value
fall or descend to a lower place or level stop pursuing or acting
cause to sink change from one level to another
fall or sink heavily lower the pitch of (musical notes)
appear to move downward fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place leave undone or leave out
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
utter with seeming casualness
lose (a game)
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
to remove
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
let or cause to fall in drops
to fall vertically
let fall to the ground
fall or descend to a lower place or level
pay out
stop associating with
terminate an association with
hang loosely
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