sink
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Sense: Noun: basin for washing
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valve Collocations, basin Collocations, washbasin, hand basin, kitchen sink, bathroom sink, bathroom basin
Sense: Noun: sewer
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Sense: Verb: cause to sink
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submerge, scuttle, scupper, depress Collocations, submerse, immerse Collocations, swamp Collocations, lower Collocations, bring down, force down, push down
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Sense: Verb: descend
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descend, decline Collocations, go down, go under, go downward, fall Collocations, drop Collocations, droop, slump Collocations, settle Collocations, go to the bottom
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rise Collocations, ascend, climb Collocations, swim Collocations, grow Collocations, peak Collocations, come up, go up, tread water, stay afloat, rise to the surface, surface Collocations, float Collocations
Sense: Verb: decrease
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decrease Collocations, lessen, diminish Collocations, dip Collocations, decline Collocations, wane Collocations, dwindle Collocations, ebb Collocations, let up, fall off, die down, crash Collocations, plummet Collocations, plunge Collocations, drop Collocations, subside Collocations, abate Collocations
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increase Collocations, pick up, rocket Collocations, rally Collocations, accrue Collocations, escalate Collocations, heighten, recover Collocations, expand Collocations
Sense: Verb: deteriorate
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deteriorate, degenerate, waste Collocations, worsen Collocations, get worse, go downhill , crumble Collocations, decay Collocations, rot Collocations, spoil Collocations
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Sense: Verb: weaken
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weaken Collocations, decline Collocations, fail Collocations, fade Collocations, flag Collocations, wilt, droop, sag Collocations, lag Collocations, waste away
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Sense: Verb: angle
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angle Collocations, tilt Collocations, slope Collocations, descend, slant Collocations, decline Collocations, dip Collocations, drop Collocations, list Collocations, lean Collocations, fall Collocations, tip Collocations, plunge Collocations
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Sense: Verb: invest money - informal
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Sense: Verb: drink quickly - UK, informal
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knock back , polish off , drink Collocations, gulp down , down Collocations , toss back , chug , neck Collocations , guzzle
Sense: Verb: collapse - person
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collapse Collocations, slump Collocations, drop Collocations, flop Collocations, crumple, tumble Collocations, fall Collocations, keel over