Sink and Use

Sink

Sink verb - To become worse or of less value.

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

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

Use verb - To put into action or service.

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

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

full	full sink	full use
public	public sink	public use
regular	regular sink	regular use
standard	standard sink	standard use
Other adjectives: straight, single, poor, effective, actual, real, excellent, potential, deliberate, new, literal, wide, modern.

power	sink power	use power
body	sink body	use body
control	sink control	use control
time	sink time	use time
Other words: way, money, head, times.

I'll use it to sink your drug, Extremis, and I will show the world the monster you've become.

Source: Comic Book / Pepper Potts
It would make tower and periscope inoperable, but hey, you could sink a ship without having to use one of your precious few and slow-loading torpedoes.

Source: Ramming Always Works
Pyrrhic Victory: In a naval battle, it is possible to join with two or more other Lumens and use magic to inflict heavy losses on the enemy fleet (if not outright sink it).

Source: Visual Novel / Long Live the Queen

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