Sink and Yield

Sink

Sink verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home

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

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

Yield

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

How words are described

high high sink high yield
full full sink full yield
entire entire sink entire yield
large large sink large yield
Other adjectives: potential, larger, biggest.

Common collocations

power sink power yield power
time sink time yield time
money sink money yield money
damage sink damage yield damage
Other words: points.
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