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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
sink
/sɪŋk/
verb1 of 2
to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.
- “Give the people the freedom to sink their own boat.”Tatoeba
- “There was a stack of dirty dishes in the sink.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A basin used for holding water for washing.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)