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    when the sun sinks, it gets lower in the sky until it disappears

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sink

    The movement of the sun, moon and stars: rise, go down, eclipse, wane, wax, sink, come up, go in, orbit, full moon... more
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    to move to a lower level

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sink

    To reach a particular amount, point, or state: reach, come, come to, fulfill, run, push, overtake, attain, touch, enter... more
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    to fall, sit, or lie down

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sink

    To sit or lie down: bed down, bunk, collapse, cuddle up, curl up, down, fall, flop, hunker down, lay... more
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    to go down in value or amount

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sink

    To become less in size, amount or value: crater, decrease, diminish, decline, slump, dwindle, fall, drop, shrink, dip... more
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    to invest money in something because you hope you will make more money

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sink

    To invest money: hedge, invest, put in, pay into, speculate, underwrite, save, sink, plow into, roll over... more
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    in games such as golf or pool, to put a ball into a hole

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sink

    Snooker, billiards and pool: baize, bar billiards, billiards, cue, cue ball, cushion, frame, pocket, pocket, pool... more
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    to become quiet

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of sink

    What sound can do and changing sounds: amplify, reverberate, fade, echo, ring, rise, deepen, swell, deafen, go off... more

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