Sink
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To descend into a liquid or other substance or material. To submerge (something) in a liquid or other substance or material. To cause (a ship, etc) to sink. To push (something) into something. Describing metaphorically the experience of apprehension, disappointment, or momentary depression as felt via an internal human organ.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A basin used for holding water for washing. A sinkhole A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet. A heat sink. A place that absorbs resources or energy. The motion of a sinker pitch. An object or callback that captures events; event sink.
Example sentence: The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board.
Subside
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be [calmed]; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.