Pass
Pass verb - Pass into a specified state or condition.
Sink
Sink verb - Pass into a specified state or condition.
Usage example: He sank into nirvana
How words are described
| high | high pass | high sink |
| pure | pure pass | pure sink |
| convenient | convenient pass | convenient sink |
| single | single pass | single sink |
| Other adjectives: small, actual, entire, real, massive, huge, new, major, next, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Family Matters: The sixth-season episode "Sink or Swim," where Urkel's ability to pass physical education and graduate from high school rides on his ability to pass a simple swim test ... and (predictably) the nerd can't swim.
Source: Forgot I Couldn't Swim -
Sink-or-Swim Mentor: Dredd takes Anderson on a Pass/Fail examination and the Chief Judge literally tells him to use this method.
Source: Film / Dredd -
The mission is a success, but before Snake can take his camera and split, Ocelot manages to hijack RAY and sink the tanker, seemingly drowning Snake in the process.Two years pass since the sinking of the tanker.
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