If you sink money into a business or project, you spend money on it in the hope of making more money. He has already sunk $25million into the project. = plough see also sinking, sunk
The process of providing storage for a substance For example, plants--through photosynthesis--transform carbon dioxide in the air into organic matter, which either stays in the plants or is stored in the soils The plants are a sink for carbon dioxide
A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water. It is mainly used for washing dishes. The sink was full of dirty dishes. the kitchen sink
If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards. Far off to the west the sun was sinking
Any process, activity or mechanism which removes a greenhouse gas, an aerosol or a precursor of a greenhouse gas or aerosol from the atmosphere
A part of a plant that is actively growing and requires large amounts of photosynthetic sugars to support its development In many plants, reproductive structures such as flowers and fruits are large sinks for photosynthetic products
A place where water stops flowing on the surface and instead begins to flow underground
The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, the sink of the Humboldt River