Another word for sink

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To fall or drift down to the bottom

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To go beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid

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To go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture

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To slope downward

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To become lower in quality, character, or condition

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To bring oneself down to a lower level of behavior

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To undergo moral deterioration

slip
fall

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go bad (or wrong)

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To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of

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put-the-kibosh-on

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To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price

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take a sudden downtrend (or downturn)

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To lose strength or power

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To cause to penetrate with force

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Noun

An area sunk below its surroundings

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A place known for its great filth or corruption

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sink in

To come as a realization

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Another word for sink

Noun

A basin

A sewer

Verb

To go downward

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To cause to sink, sense 1

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To incline

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To weaken

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To deteriorate

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To decrease

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