Down and Sink

Down

Down verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.

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Sink and down are semantically related in swallow topic. In some cases you can use "Sink" instead a verb "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

Sink verb - To become worse or of less value.

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Down and sink are semantically related in drink topic. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead a verb "Sink".

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

old	old down	old sink
full	full down	full sink
regular	regular down	regular sink
current	current down	current sink
Other adjectives: straight, single, small, entire, massive, broken, red.

Even better, the lake is highly polluted (as in, "more corrosive than hydrochloric acid"), and eventually the barge/stage begins to break down and sink.

Source: Western Animation / The Simpsons Movie
Oh, did I mention the portal in the basement sink's plughole that shrinks them down to three-inches high and sends them down into the local drain system?

Source: Western Animation / Staines Down Drains
When she unsuccessfully tries putting a message in a bottle down the drain of a sink, she muses, "either I need a bigger sink, or a smaller bottle."

Source: Message in a Bottle

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