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sink like a stone

sink like a stone verb: to sink immediately, with no chance of floating.

Verb

sink like a stone (third-person singular simple present sinks like a stone, present participle sinking like a stone, simple past sank like a stone, past participle sunk like a stone)

  1. (simile) To sink immediately, with no chance of floating.
  2. (figuratively, simile) To completely fail.

Forms of sink like a stone

third-person singular presentsinks like a stone
present participlesinking like a stone
pastsank like a stone
past participlesunk like a stone

Questions about sink like a stone

What does sink like a stone mean?
Sink like a stone means to sink immediately, with no chance of floating.
What part of speech is sink like a stone?
Sink like a stone is a verb.
What is the past tense of sink like a stone?
The past tense of sink like a stone is sank like a stone.

Words near sink like a stone in the dictionary

  1. sink function
  2. sink functions
  3. sink hole
  4. sink holes
  5. sink in
  6. sink like a stone
  7. sink of iniquity
  8. sink one's teeth in
  9. sink one's teeth into
  10. sink or swim
  11. sink tidies

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