Check and Sink

Check

Check verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met

Sink and check are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sink" instead a verb "Check".

Sink

Sink verb - To refrain from openly showing or uttering.
Usage example: sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation

Check and sink are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead a verb "Sink".

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

How words are described

high high check high sink
full full check full sink
standard standard check standard sink
single single check single sink
Other adjectives: small, powerful, entire, real, massive, large, big, huge, incredible, basic, red.

Common collocations

body check body sink body
area check area sink area
time check time sink time
head check head sink head
Other words: damage, teeth, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Quicksand Sucks Anyone who falls in must make a Wisdom check or sink below the surface and drown within five minutes.
  • Check. Not just psionics, but explicit magic, since it takes place in the Fantasy Kitchen Sink DC Universe.
  • Video Game / The Longing Ribbon No Stat Atrophy Notice This: Sara quite clearly tells Jeannine to check a painting when they first enter the mansion, and, in her provided bedroom, mentions how odd the sink is, and asks her to look at it, too.
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