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noun ADJ. kitchen | blocked | earthenware, enamel, porcelain, stainless steel, stone VERB + SINK fill She filled the sink with hot water. | block | clear, unblock SINK + NOUN unit | plunger I bought a sink plunger to clear the blocked kitchen sink. PREP. at the ~ She was at the sink, washing up the dinner things. | down the ~ Don't pour tea leaves down the kitchen sink?it'll get blocked. | in the ~ Put the dishes in the sink., verb in water/mud, etc. ADV. slowly | fast Fergus was in waist-deep and sinking fast. | deep | down She sank down into the soft soil. VERB + SINK begin to, start to PREP. below/beneath We watched the boat sink beneath the waves. | into Our feet sank deep into the soft sand as we walked. | (up) to He sank up to his knees in the mud. PHRASES sink like a stone The box sank like a stone. | sink without trace It seemed as though the ship had sunk without trace. fall/sit down ADV. gratefully, happily I sank gratefully into the warm, dry bed. | gracefully | low | back, down PREP. into He sank lower into his chair. | onto She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. PHRASES sink to the floor/ground She sank to the ground, exhausted. | sink to your knees The old man had sunk to his knees.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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sink into sth
to slowly move your body into a sitting or lying position, in a relaxed or tired way
• I was so tired when I got home that all I wanted to do was sink into bed/an armchair/a hot bath., sink sth into sth
to spend a large amount of money on a business or other piece of work
• We sank all our money into my brother's business., sink in/sink into sth
If a liquid or soft substance sinks into something solid, it gradually passes into it through its surface
• You'd better wipe up that coffee you spilled on the carpet before it sinks in.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs