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sink vs move

move vs sink

sink and move both are nouns.

sink and move both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sink Yes No Yes No
move Yes No Yes No
As verbs, move is a hypernym of sink; that is, move is a word with a broader meaning than sink:
  • sink: cause to sink
  • move: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of sink include displace.
As verbs, move is a hypernym of sink; that is, move is a word with a broader meaning than sink:
  • sink: pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
  • move: go or proceed from one point to another
sink (noun) move (noun)
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe the act of deciding to do something
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it the act of changing your residence or place of business
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another
sink (verb) move (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly be in a state of action
embed deeply go or proceed from one point to another
go under progress by being changed
fall or descend to a lower place or level propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
cause to sink have a turn; make one's move in a game
fall or sink heavily give an incentive for action
appear to move downward have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place arouse sympathy or compassion in
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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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