sink
verb
1 verb also NAUT go below surface INTRANSITIVEtéigh faoi uisceit sank to the bottom of the sea chuaigh sé go tóin poillthe boat sank chuaigh an bád go tóin poill, chuaigh an bád faoi 2 verb NAUT be put below surface TRANSITIVEbáigh verb cuir go tóin poill Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb into sth soft INTRANSITIVEhe sank to his knees in the bog chuaigh sé go glúine sa chaorán, chuaigh sé á bhá go dtí a dhá ghlúin sa phortach, bádh go glúine é sa phortachthe wheels sank into the snow chuaigh na rothaí in abar sa sneachta, chuaigh na rothaí á mbá sa sneachta 4 verb dig sth TRANSITIVEtochail verb suncáil verb they dug a well shuncáil siad tobar 5 verb get lower INTRANSITIVEtéigh síos tit verb the water levels sank thit leibhéil an uiscethe house is sinking tá an teach ag dul i dtalamh, tá an teach ag suncáil 6 verb person, part of body INTRANSITIVEtit verb he sank to the ground lig sé é féin anuas ar an talamh, síos leis ar an talamhI let my body sink into the bed scaoil mé siar sa leaba mé féinher legs sank under her d'imigh na cosa fúithi, lúb na hioscaidí fúithito sink to your knees titim ar do ghlúine, dul síos ar do ghlúineto sink out of sight imeacht as amharc 7 verb sun, moon, etc INTRANSITIVEtéigh faoi PhrV téigh i bhfarraigethe moon had sunk bhí an ghealach i ndiaidh dul i bhfarraige 8 verb worsen INTRANSITIVEimigh chun an donaistit verb meath verb morale has sunk to an all-time low tá meanma na ndaoine imithe chun an donais ar fad, ní raibh meanma na ndaoine riamh chomh dona seo 9 verb into bad state INTRANSITIVEtit verb they sank into debt chuaigh siad go domhain i bhfiachathe poor man is sinking into decline tá an fear bocht ag meath go tréanhe sank into the depths of despair thit sé isteach i nduibheagán éadóchais, bhuail taom millteanach éadóchais éshe has sunk into insignificance níl iomrá ar bith anois uirthi, is beag le rá anois í 10 verb fail INTRANSITIVEtit as a chéile téigh faoi PhrV teip ar PhrV the firm sank theip glan ar an ngnólacht, thit an tóin as an ngnólacht, chuaigh an comhlacht go tóin poillshe's sinking under the weight of it all tá an rud ar fad á cloí 11 verb hope, project, plan ,etc TRANSITIVEcuir ó chríchdeireadh a chur le bris verb he sank the project chuir sé an tionscadal ó chrích 12 verb spirits etc INTRANSITIVEmy spirits were sinking bhí mé ag cailleadh mo mhisnigh 13 verb in ill health INTRANSITIVEtéigh i ndonacht meath verb to be sinking bheith ag dul i laige, bheith ag éirí níos laige, bheith ag sleamhnú, bheith ag síothlúto sink into unconsciousness an mothú a chailleadh, titim i bhfanntais 14 verb in value, amount 15 verb in behaviour INTRANSITIVEdon't sink to such bad language ná náirigh thú féin le droch-chaint den sórt sincan we sink any lower? an bhféadfaimis a bheith níos measa? 16 verb knife etc: push (into sth) TRANSITIVEsáigh verb báigh verb to sink a knife into sth scian a shá i rud, scian a bhá i rud 17 verb DIY screws TRANSITIVEbáigh verb 18 verb invest money TRANSITIVEcuir verb suncáil verb to sink money into sth airgead a shuncáil i rud 19 verb GOLF in hole TRANSITIVEshe sank two lovely putts d'aimsigh sí dhá amas galánta, shuncáil sí dhá amas gleoite 20 verb drink TRANSITIVEcaith siar slog verb
noun
21 noun (also kitchen sink)doirteal masc1 22 noun (also bathroom sink)doirteal masc1 báisín masc4 23 noun GEOL (also sinkhole)slogaide fem4 poll slogaide 24 noun SCI carbon, energy, heat etcslogaide fem4 heat sink slogaide teasa