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sink in Arabic

غَطَسَ ḡaṭasa

/ˈsiŋk//ˈsɪŋk/

sink in Arabic: غَطَسَ (ḡaṭasa), مَجْلَى (majlā), مَغْسَلَة (maḡsala), حَوْض (ḥawḍ). In English, sink means to descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

Arabic words for sink

(''intransitive'') descend into liquid, etc.
غَطَسَ ḡaṭasa
basin
مَجْلَى majlā, مَغْسَلَة maḡsala, حَوْض ḥawḍ

English meaning of sink

  1. verb To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
  2. verb To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
  3. verb To push (something) into something.
  4. verb To make by digging or delving.

Full definition of sink

sink in a sentence

  • A stone sinks in water. The sun gradually sank in the west.
  • An iceberg sank the Titanic. British battleships sank the Bismarck.
  • The joint will hold tighter if you sink a wood screw through both boards. The dog sank its teeth into the delivery man's leg.

Synonyms of sink

All synonyms of sink

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Questions about sink in Arabic

What is the meaning of sink in Arabic?
Sink in Arabic is غَطَسَ (ḡaṭasa), مَجْلَى (majlā), مَغْسَلَة (maḡsala), حَوْض (ḥawḍ).
ما معنى كلمة sink؟
Sink: غَطَسَ (ḡaṭasa), مَجْلَى (majlā), مَغْسَلَة (maḡsala), حَوْض (ḥawḍ).
What does sink mean in English?
Sink means to descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

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