Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sink (-s, sank), v. [OE sincan.]

1. Decline; recline; lie down to rest; [fig.] expire; die; repose in death.
2. Die; perish; pass away; fall in death.
3. Descend; float downward.
4. Diminish; wane; shrink; go down; lose strength; decrease in stature.
5. Founder; drop down; settle into the water.
6. Go down; become lower; seem to descend in the sky.