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This tool relates English terms to concepts from the SUMO ontology by means of mappings to WordNet synsets.

According to WordNet, the verb "sink" has 9 sense(s).

201972131 pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana".

201530098 embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap".

201971929 descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair".

201988886 fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank".

201989873 go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned".

202039679 appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line".

201985923 fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees".

201986869 cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor".

200432839 fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off".

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