sänka — meaning in English
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English meaning
- decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- depression noun A mental health condition marked by persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in life.
- hollow noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
- lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
- pocket noun A small fabric pouch sewn into clothing for carrying small items.
- scupper noun A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.
- sinkhole noun A hole in the ground formed when water dissolves underlying rock, causing the surface to collapse.
Senses
sänka is used for these senses in English:
- decline (transitive) To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
- depression (geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
- hollow (geography) A small valley between mountains.
- lower (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
- lower (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
- lower (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
- pocket (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
- scupper (transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
decline — full definition
- verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
- noun A gradual decrease or worsening.
depression — full definition
- noun A mental health condition marked by persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in life.
- noun A period of severe decline in a country's economy, with high unemployment and falling output.
- noun A hollow or sunken area, such as in land or a surface.
- noun An area of low atmospheric pressure that often brings unsettled or stormy weather.