sink

• Sustantivo que designa un recipiente fijo, generalmente en la cocina o el baño, conectado al suministro de agua y al desagüe, que se utiliza para lavarse las manos, lavar los platos u otros objetos. También puede referirse al lavabo en sentido general.

A noun referring to a fixed basin, typically in a kitchen or bathroom, connected to a water supply and drainage system, used for washing hands, dishes, or other items.

1. Kitchen or bathroom fixtureA1formal

   A basin with a drain and usually running water, used for washing hands, dishes, or food.

   Lavabo o fregadero

   • She washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.
   • He left the tap running in the bathroom sink.
   • The plumber fixed the leak under the sink.

   Sinónimosbasinlavatorywashbasinwashbowl

2. Place of corruption or viceC1formal

   A place or situation regarded as a center of corruption, crime, or immorality.

   Foco de corrupción o vicio

   • The city was described as a sink of iniquity.
   • That neighborhood is a sink of crime and poverty.
   • The club was known as a sink of vice.

   Sinónimoscesspooldenholepitsewersty

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de hundirse o moverse hacia abajo, especialmente bajo la superficie de un líquido, o para indicar que algo hace que otra cosa descienda o se sumerja.

A verb used to indicate the act of descending or moving downward, especially below the surface of a liquid, or to cause something to do so.

verbo irregular

1. Go down below surfaceA2formal

   To go down below the surface of a liquid or soft substance.

   hundirse

   • The ship began to sink after hitting the iceberg.
   • He watched the stone sink to the bottom of the lake.
   • The heavy rain caused the ground to sink in places.

   Sinónimosdipgo underplungesettlesubmerge

   Antónimosfloatrisesurface

2. Decrease or declineB1formal

   To move to a lower level or position; to decrease in value, amount, or strength.

   Hundirse / bajar / disminuir

   • The sun sank below the horizon.
   • Her spirits sank when she heard the bad news.
   • The stock market sank sharply after the announcement.

   Sinónimosdeclinedecreasediminishdropdwindlefallplungeslump

   Antónimosascendclimbincreaserisesoarsurge

3. B2informal

   To gradually become worse or fail.

   hundirse o decaer

   • The company sank into debt after the failed merger.
   • He sank into a deep depression after losing his job.
   • The project sank due to lack of funding.

   Sinónimoscollapsedeclinedegeneratedeterioratefailfoundergo underslideslipworsen

   Antónimosflourishimproverecoverrisesucceed

Variantes phrasalsink in