sink vs sag

sink and sag both are nouns.

sink and sag both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sag is a hyponym of sink; that is, sag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sink:

sink: fall or descend to a lower place or level
sag: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

Other hyponyms of sink include drop open, fall open, droop, flag, swag, sag down.

sink (noun)	sag (noun)
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe	a shape that sags
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

sink (verb)	sag (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly	droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
embed deeply	cause to sag
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

Difference between sink and sag

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