Clear and Sink

Clear

Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.

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

Nearby Words: clean, cleared, clearly, clearing, clearness

Sink verb - To cease to be visible.

Usage example: that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon

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

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

people	clear people	sink people
part	clear part	sink part
reputation	clear reputation	sink reputation
control	clear control	sink control
Other words: place, line, time, points.

A clear sign that a character is a life-force sink is the spontaneous death of flowers around him or (usually) her.

Source: Life Energy
Just so we're clear that she's a Hate Sink, her personal belief is that hate is pretty much the same thing as love.

Source: Hate Sink / Anime and Manga
In canon, though, MGS4 tried to sink the Snake/Otacon ship and make it clear he was the Not Love Interest and Snake's Platonic Most Important Person.

Source: The Not-Love Interest

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