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Sink test is a form of medical laboratory diagnostics healthcare fraud whereby clinical specimens are discarded, via a sink drain, and fabricated results
Sink_test
Measurement of properties of coal
energy content per unit volume. Thus, coals must be subjected to a float-sink test in the laboratory, which will determine the optimum particle size for
Coal_analysis
Collapse in behavior due to overcrowding
Behavioral sink is a term invented by ethologist John B. Calhoun to describe a collapse in behavior that can result from overpopulation. The term and concept
Behavioral_sink
Passive heat exchanger that transfers heat
A heat sink (also commonly spelled heatsink) is a passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a mechanical device to a
Heat_sink
Bowl-shaped plumbing fixture
A sink (also known as basin or washbin in the UK) is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes. Sinks have a tap
Sink
In pharmaceutics, sink condition is a term mostly related to the dissolution testing procedure. It means using a sheer volume of solvent, usually about
Sink_condition
Globalization meta-process
{\begin{cases}\operatorname {sink-tran} [(\lambda N.B)\ Y,X]=\operatorname {sink-test} [(\lambda N.\operatorname {sink-tran} [B])\ \operatorname {sink-tran} [Y],X]\\\operatorname
Lambda_lifting
Method of writing code
but pervasive time sink across the complex project.[clarification needed] Testing implementation details. Slow running tests. Test-driven development
Test-driven_development
2026 Iran war sinking of Iranian ship
2026. "US strike on Iranian warship tests India's neutrality". dw.com. Retrieved 12 March 2026. "IRIS Dena Sinking: Why Indian Ocean Is Not India's Ocean
Sinking_of_IRIS_Dena
Topics referred to by the same term
flow than the outgoing flow Sink condition (pharmaceutics), a required condition during chemical dissolution tests Sink, or attractor, in dynamical systems
Sink_(disambiguation)
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapon tests since Trinity on July
Operation_Crossroads
1985 covert attack by French foreign intelligence service on a Greenpeace ship
against a planned French nuclear test in Moruroa. Fernando Pereira, a photographer, drowned on the sinking ship. The sinking was a cause of embarrassment
Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
Sinking_of_the_Rainbow_Warrior
2019 video game
The Sinking City is an 2019 action-adventure game developed by Frogwares and inspired by the works of horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft. Set in the
The_Sinking_City
Topics referred to by the same term
dissolution tests Sink (disambiguation) Xinjing (disambiguation), also romanized as Hsinking All pages with titles beginning with Sinking (disambiguation)
Sinking_(disambiguation)
Statistical regression analysis with long list of variables
deductively to test hypotheses, but a kitchen sink regression does not follow this norm. Instead, the analyst throws "everything but the kitchen sink" into the
Kitchen_sink_regression
1994 maritime disaster on Baltic Sea
(50–52 °F). In total, 852 people died, making sinking of the MS Estonia one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a European ship, after Titanic in 1912
Sinking_of_the_MS_Estonia
Open-source web service testing application
JMeter Automated testing List of unit testing frameworks LoadUI Software testing System testing Test case Test-driven development TestComplete xUnit –
SoapUI
Hole or depression left on the surface over the site of an underground explosion
depress into a sink (which subsidence craters are sometimes called; see sink hole). It is possible for further collapse to occur from the sink into the explosion
Subsidence_crater
1954 U.S. thermonuclear weapon test in the Marshall Islands
Bravo was the first in a series of high-yield thermonuclear weapon design tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, as part
Castle_Bravo
2022 sinking of Russian warship Moskva
powerful explosion of ammunition overturned the cruiser, and it began to sink." Hours after Marchenko's claim, the Russian Ministry of Defence said that
Sinking_of_the_Moskva
Video game mechanic
Gold sink is an economic process by which a video game's ingame currency ('gold'), or any item that can be valued against it, is removed. This process
Gold_sink
Type of aquifer test
object is a solid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) rod, with sufficient weight to sink into the groundwater. The objective here is to displace water, not merely
Slug_test
Brinell scale of hardness
The Brinell hardness test (pronounced /brəˈnɛl/) measures the indentation hardness of materials. It determines hardness through the scale of penetration
Brinell_hardness_test
2007 video game
deprecated archival service (link) Bodo Naser (October 23, 2007). "Test: Sinking Island". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original
Sinking_Island
Sinking of Argentinian ship during Falklands War
British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands War. The sinking led to the death of 323 Argentine sailors, almost half of all Argentine
Sinking of ARA General Belgrano
Sinking_of_ARA_General_Belgrano
United States Navy submarine (1961–63)
with more than 100 people aboard, the others being the French Surcouf, sinking with 130 personnel in 1942, USS Argonaut, lost with 102 aboard in 1943
USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)
Chemical test used to detect the presence of bile salts in urine
test tube with three millilitres of urine and if the test is positive, the sulphur powder sinks to the bottom of the test tube. Sulphur powder sinks because
Hay's_test
American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes
American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes. They were designed to sink deep-diving nuclear-powered submarines and high-performance surface ships
Mark_48_torpedo
World War I maritime disaster
Sinking site Sinking site (island of Ireland) RMS Lusitania was a British-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during
Sinking_of_the_RMS_Lusitania
the test, lungs that float in water are thought to have been aerated, while those that sink are presumed to indicate an absence of air. The test is not
Lung_float_test
US nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands
Map all coordinates in "Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates)
Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll
Nuclear_testing_at_Bikini_Atoll
Season of television series
who can lead a brigade. Marc couldn't even win over his own team". 293 11 "Sink or Swim" March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18) HK-1911 2.74 Team Challenge: In the
Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 19
Hell's_Kitchen_(American_TV_series)_season_19
Ship that is shot at for practice
submerged collision risk for maritime navigation. Sinking redundant warships is an effective way of testing new weapons and warships in as realistic a manner
Target_ship
Method of testing aircraft/spacecraft
aircraft, due to higher approach speeds and sink rates during carrier landings. As early as the 1940s, drop tests were conducted by lifting a carrier-based
Drop_test
Archipelago in northern Russia
the German Navy commenced Operation Wunderland, to enter the Kara Sea and sink as many Soviet ships as possible. Admiral Scheer and other warships rounded
Novaya_Zemlya
Plastic film material used in low and high-temperature applications
Bibcode:2000Cryo...40..203L. doi:10.1016/S0011-2275(00)00028-X. FAA insulation ageing test results. DOT/FAA Tech Report AR-08/2, January 2008. Retrieved on 23 August
Kapton
2014 ferry sinking disaster in South Korea
scene approximately 40 minutes before the Korea Coast Guard (KCG). The sinking of Sewol resulted in widespread social and political reaction within South
Sinking_of_MV_Sewol
2010 North–South Korea conflict
The Sinking of ROKS Cheonan occurred on 26 March 2010, when Cheonan, a Pohang-class corvette of South Korea, carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's
Sinking_of_ROKS_Cheonan
British ocean liner (1907–1915)
miles (20 km; 13 mi) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, leading to her sinking about 18 minutes later. Only six of several dozen lifeboats and rafts were
RMS_Lusitania
Australian cricketer (born 1993)
represents the Australia national cricket team in all formats and is the current Test vice-captain. Known for his high strike rate, Head is a left-handed batter
Travis_Head
Ecological model of population distribution
Source–sink dynamics is a theoretical model used by ecologists to describe how variation in habitat quality may affect the population growth or decline
Source–sink_dynamics
Experimental aircraft
variable-stability equipment and test instrumentation. The heavyweight gear permits simulation of aircraft with higher landing sink rates than a standard F-16
General_Dynamics_X-62_VISTA
2024 Chinese documentary film
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru is a 2024 Chinese documentary film about the sinking of the Lisbon Maru during World War II, produced and directed by Fang
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru
The_Sinking_of_the_Lisbon_Maru
South African cricketer (born 1995)
rates in Test cricket history. He has been a pivotal figure in the national team's successes, including their victory in the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship
Kagiso_Rabada
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
Pietrow, Alexander G. M. (2019). "Investigations into the origin of Einstein's Sink". Studium. 11 (4): 260–268. arXiv:1905.09022. Bibcode:2019Studi..11E...1P
Albert_Einstein
Oscar II-class submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of high-test peroxide in the forward torpedo room led to the detonation of a torpedo warhead
List of submarine and submersible incidents since 2000
List_of_submarine_and_submersible_incidents_since_2000
Coal processing stage
Standard AS 4156.1 – 1994 "Coal preparation — Higher rank coal — Float and sink testing".[citation needed] Crushing reduces the overall top size of the ROM coal
Coal_preparation_plant
nothing but a sink for disaster relief, bandages, and hospitals." The scientists thought that the dangers to the public from the Trinity test "were modest
Fallout from the Trinity nuclear test
Fallout_from_the_Trinity_nuclear_test
Submersible that imploded in 2023
hull constructed of titanium and carbon fiber composite materials. After testing with dives to its maximum intended depth in 2018 and 2019, the original
Titan_(submersible)
British passenger liner that sank in 1912
died (estimates vary), making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. Titanic, operated by White Star Line, carried some of
Titanic
Close-in weapon system
Phalanx Operational Suitability Model successfully completed its Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) on board the destroyer USS Bigelow in 1977. The model
Phalanx_CIWS
develop nuclear weapons, conducting its first test in 1964 and its first full-scale thermonuclear test in 1967. One of the five nuclear-weapon states
Nuclear_weapons_of_China
Test to check if a hypothesis is rational
A sanity check or sanity test is a basic test to quickly evaluate whether a claim or the result of a calculation can possibly be true. It is a simple check
Sanity_check
Algorithm to compute the maximum flow in a network
follows: as long as there is a path from the source (start node) to the sink (end node), with available capacity on all edges in the path, we send flow
Ford–Fulkerson_algorithm
Plumbing device
sizing is based on the size of the 2- or 3-compartment sink, dishwasher, pot sinks, and mop sinks. Many manufacturers and vendors offer online sizing tools
Grease_trap
1989 single by the Tragically Hip
"New Orleans Is Sinking" is a song by Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip. It was released in November 1989 as the second single from the band's first
New_Orleans_Is_Sinking
Group of techniques to detect a particular nucleic acid sequence
A nucleic acid test (NAT) is a technique used to directly detect a specific nucleic acid sequence, usually to detect and identify a particular species
Nucleic_acid_test
2005 novel by MacKenzie Bezos
The Testing of Luther Albright is the debut novel by MacKenzie Bezos (who in 2019 changed her name to MacKenzie Scott), published in 2005 by Fourth Estate
The Testing of Luther Albright
The_Testing_of_Luther_Albright
Trinidadian cricketer (born 1988)
Indies. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2011 and Test match debut in June 2012. He is also a handy left-handed batsman and has
Sunil_Narine
German training ship
test bed for new marine diesel engines later installed in German panzerschiffe. During World War II, she operated as an escort ship until her sinking
German_training_ship_Bremse
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
commanded PT boats in the Pacific theater. Kennedy's survival following the sinking of PT-109 and his rescue of his fellow sailors made him a war hero and
John_F._Kennedy
Country in the Caribbean
three-quarters of the crew. The cause and responsibility for the ship's sinking remained unclear after a board of inquiry. Popular opinion in the U.S.
Cuba
King of the United Kingdom since 2022
Retrieved 7 May 2023. Ward, Victoria (14 May 2025). "Prince Harry's popularity sinks after BBC interview attacking King". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 May
Charles_III
Theories on 1937 disappearance of American aviators
Noonan ditched at sea after their plane ran out of fuel; this "crash and sink theory" is the most widely accepted explanation. However, several alternative
Speculation on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan
Speculation_on_the_disappearance_of_Amelia_Earhart_and_Fred_Noonan
German racing driver (born 1969)
9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2024. "1998: Schumacher strategy sinks McLaren". Autosport. 20 August 1998. Archived from the original on 6 February
Michael_Schumacher
American actress and model (1926–1962)
to the number of retakes. Monroe privately likened the production to a sinking ship and commented on her co-stars and director saying "[but] why should
Marilyn_Monroe
Irish brand of beer
found in stout beers. If the vessel widens with height, then bubbles will sink along the walls – this is the case for the standard pint glass. Conversely
Guinness
Tailor", prior to his death testing an early wingsuit The 1966 mid-air collision that killed astronaut Joseph A. Walker and test pilot Carl Cross Celestine
List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_20th_century
1993 film by Rowdy Herrington
between him and Eiler. She takes Tom home, and pours his whiskey in the sink. Tom tells her to leave, but they proceed to have sex while being observed
Striking_Distance
Global conflict (1939–1945)
The British Home Fleet scored a significant victory on 27 May 1941 by sinking the German battleship Bismarck. In November 1939, the United States was
World_War_II
destroyed on the launch pad during the fueling process before a static fire test was set to occur. Falcon Heavy was launched three times, all successful.
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2010–2019)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2010–2019)
Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine
diesel submarine Chopper in January 1969, when a power problem caused her to sink almost to crush depth, before surfacing. In the same May 2003 N77 letter
USS_Scorpion_(SSN-589)
Artemis program crewed spacecraft
kilometers per hour) around 7 miles (11 kilometers) offshore, and is designed to sink to the ocean floor, according to Reed. Sloss, Philip (October 25, 2019).
Orion_(spacecraft)
Infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, spread by ticks
more painful and itchy or become swollen, and some may cause necrosis (sinking dark blue patch of dead skin). Cellulitis most commonly develops around
Lyme_disease
have also been sunk in accidents and test purposes in that time and several have been used as target ships in sinking exercises. "CVE 21 USS Block Island
List of sunken U.S. Navy ships
List_of_sunken_U.S._Navy_ships
Colombian and American actress (born 1972)
2012. Luaine Lee (December 31, 2006). "Sofia Vergara gets a role she can sink her perfect teeth into". The Free Lance–Star. Archived from the original
Sofía_Vergara
Psychological behavior
debility-dependency-dread state is unduly prolonged, however, the arrestee may sink into a defensive apathy from which it is hard to arouse him." Agency (psychology)
Learned_helplessness
Any measure of hardness based on indentation resistance
Indentation hardness tests are used in mechanical engineering to determine the hardness of a material to deformation. Several such tests exist, wherein the
Indentation_hardness
Drying-up of the Mediterranean Sea 5.96–5.33 million years ago
or by a river flowing eastwards below sea level into the "Mediterranean Sink" cutting its valley head back west until it let the sea in, similarly to
Messinian_salinity_crisis
Season of television series
Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Maya Hawke, Priah
Stranger_Things_season_3
Compact astronomical body
limit to black hole mass. While black holes are conceptually invisible sinks of all matter and light, in astronomical settings, their enormous gravity
Black_hole
Non-destructive test of pressure vessels
A hydrostatic test is a way in which pressure vessels such as pipelines, plumbing, gas cylinders, boilers and fuel tanks can be tested for strength and
Hydrostatic_test
Trijet supersonic demonstrator aircraft
control system used the fuel as a heat sink to absorb cabin heat. The space for a second seat was taken up by testing equipment. The XB-1 is constructed of
Boom_XB-1
American electric vehicle and clean energy company
(February 26, 2025). "Telsa Market Value Slips Below $1 Trillion as Europe Sales Sink". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 26, 2024. Denning, Liam (May 12, 2025). "Tesla's
Tesla,_Inc.
2012 cruise ship sinking off the Italian coast
formation on the sea floor. This caused the ship to list and then to partially sink, landing unevenly on an underwater ledge. Although a six-hour rescue effort
Costa_Concordia_disaster
American basketball player (born 1996)
Retrieved April 12, 2021. Gabriele, Joe (April 11, 2021). "Pelicans Late Push Sinks Shorthanded Cavs". Cleveland Cavaliers. Archived from the original on April
Dean_Wade
Men's Cricket Team representing Bangladesh
They are a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Bangladesh
Bangladesh national cricket team
Bangladesh_national_cricket_team
1914–1918 global conflict
launched a protest, and Germany changed its rules of engagement. After the sinking of the passenger ship RMS Lusitania in 1915, Germany promised not to target
World_War_I
Generic term for compiler optimization
In computer science, code motion, which includes code hoisting, code sinking, loop-invariant code motion, and code factoring, is a blanket term for any
Code_motion
Use of software engineering practices for IT
mentioned principles. Below is an overview of common practices: Kitchen Sink refers to the expansive and often unbounded scope of services and workflows
Site_reliability_engineering
Website providing torrent files and magnet links
Clark (21 February 2012). "The Pirate Bay's Downloading Ship Vows Never to Sink". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved
The_Pirate_Bay
American company in Madison, Wisconsin
Cologuard, the first stool DNA test for colorectal cancer, along with additional screening and precision oncological tests for other types of cancer. In
Exact_Sciences_Corporation
Italian tennis player (born 2001)
2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022. "Novak Djokovic Recovers Two-Set Deficit to Sink Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 7 July
Jannik_Sinner
1962 proposed U.S. false flag operation against American citizens
off the coast of Cuba, the possible assassination of Cuban immigrants, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, exploding a US ship, and orchestrating
Operation_Northwoods
Serbian tennis player (born 2003)
with Oeiras Challenger triumph". ATP Tour. 12 January 2025. "Ugo Humbert sinks Hamad Medjedovic to claim back-to-back titles in Marseille". ATP Tour. Archived
Hamad_Medjedovic
German nuclear reactor test facility
the power in the event of criticality, which describes the effect of a sinking neutron multiplication rate as the temperature rises. If, contrary to all
Haigerloch_atomic_pile
Greek anti-ship weapon used in 213–212 BC
days they were able to test their creation, and they did succeed in tipping over a model of a Roman ship so that it would sink. While this does not prove
Claw_of_Archimedes
Light single-engined multirole fighter aircraft from Sweden
Gripen also has good short takeoff performance, being able to maintain a high sink rate and strengthened to withstand the stresses of short landings. The aircraft
Saab_JAS_39_Gripen
American television series (2016–2025)
Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, Matthew Modine, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, Maya Hawke, Priah
Stranger_Things
American actress (born 1967)
offered her the chance to work—really work again—in a dramatic role she can sink her teeth into. "Mira Sorvino Talks About Rescuing Kids as 'Sound of Freedom'
Mira_Sorvino
SINK TEST
SINK TEST
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a personal name, Samke, possibly from Old Norse Sadúlfr, or from Sanni, a pet form of Old Norse Sandi.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Positive energy, Horseless
Boy/Male
Hindu
Will, Determination
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Finch.German (Rhineland) : variant of Fink.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Lives at the Bank
Female
Irish
(pron. Shinade) Irish Gaelic form of French Jeanette, SINÉAD means "God is gracious."Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
Female
Finnish
Finnish name SINI means "blue."
Girl/Female
Hindu
A woman having a white complexion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English spink ‘chaffinch’ (probably of imitative origin), hence a nickname bestowed on account of some fancied resemblance to the bird.
Girl/Female
Gaelic Irish Scottish
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a silk merchant, from Middle English selk(e), silk(e) ‘silk’.English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from Silkin (see Sill).Irish (Galway) : Anglicized form (part translation) of Gaelic Ó SÃoda (see Sheedy).Americanized form (translation) of German and Jewish Seide or Seid.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, possibly for a small person, from Middle English pink, penk ‘minnow’ (Old English pinc).English (southeastern) : variant of Pinch.Variant spelling of German Pinck, an indirect occupational name for a blacksmith, an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of hammering which was perceived as pink(e)pank.German (of Slavic origin) : from a diminutive of Sorbian pien ‘log’, ‘tree stump’, hence probably a nickname for a solid or stubby person.
Girl/Female
Russian
Stranger.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a bink, a northern dialect term for a flat raised bank of earth or a shelf of flat stone suitable for sitting on. The word is a northern form of modern English bench.Variant of Polish Binek, itself a variant of Bieniek.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Love
Male
Babylonian
, I trust in Sin!
Boy/Male
English
From the bank.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Winch.
Girl/Female
Latin American
Blessed.
SINK TEST
SINK TEST
Girl/Female
British, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Newzealand, Telugu
Worship
Male
Norwegian
Norwegian form of Old Norse Guðfrøðr, GJURD means "God's peace."
Girl/Female
American, British, Celtic, Christian, English, Gaelic, Irish
Pledge; Oath; Man; Rocky Meadow
Girl/Female
Hindu
Victory, Good character
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Greek
A Flowering Vine; The Name of a Flowering Vine Used in Folk Medicine
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bielby.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Raising; Collecting
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Companion; Colleague; Friend
Girl/Female
Arabic, Japanese
Lion
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish Åucjusz, ÅUCJA means "light."
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SINK TEST
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n.
A skink.
v. i.
To wink; to blink.
v. t.
To cause (the eyes) to wink.
v. t.
To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.
v. t.
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
n.
A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; -- called also sink hole.
a.
Resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink (see 6th Pink, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons.
p. p.
of Sink
v. i.
To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west.
n.
Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair.
v. i.
To fall sick; to sicken.
imp.
of Sink
a.
Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
n.
A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
v. t.
To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the national debt.
v. t.
To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.
v. t.
Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade; hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping; as, to sink one's reputation.