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# sink

«sink» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To go down below the top of water or another liquid: «The…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (sink, sinks, sank, sunk, sinking); noun (a sink, sinks)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To go down below the top of water or another liquid: «The stone sank». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#m1)

2) To go down slowly: «The sun sank behind the hills». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#m2)

3) Of a ship: to go to the bottom of the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#m3)

4) A noun: a basin with taps in a kitchen or bathroom for washing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#m4)

5) To fall lower in amount: «Prices sank». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#m5)

6) In sport: to get a ball into a hole or net: sink a putt, sink a basket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In the Bible, sinking can describe falling into trouble or ruin. Amos uses the sinking of the River of Egypt (the Nile) as a picture of the land shaking under God's judgment. In the primary lessons: In science: float or sink experiments — an object sinks if it is denser than the water (heavy for its size), like a stone or a coin; a lump of clay sinks but a clay boat floats. In hygiene: wash hands at the sink. In safety: don't play near deep water; a full sink can be dangerous for toddlers. In stories: «my heart sank» means I suddenly felt sad or worried. Phrases: sink or swim, kitchen sink, my heart sank, sink in (be understood), sinking feeling.

### examples

- By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. (Writings ECC.10.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x1)
- Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies. (Writings PSA.45.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x2)
- Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt. (Prophets AMO.8.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x3)
- Stones sink, but wood floats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x4)
- The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x5)
- Wash your hands at the sink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x6)
- Put the dirty plates in the sink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x7)
- The sun sank behind the mountains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x8)
- My heart sank when I saw the broken vase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x9)
- It took a while for the news to sink in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x10)
- She sank the basket from the middle of the court. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x11)
- The boat was again brought along-side of the sinking vessel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/#x12)

### note

Irregular: sink, sank, sunk (not «sinked»). Opposite: float. Heavy things don't always sink: a big ship floats because of its shape. «Sink in» = finally be understood.

### In the corpora

- [Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.420/)
- [Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.426/)
- [And in the pit there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1049/)
- [The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.111/)
- [Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.746/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sink» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sink/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.