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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 An opening in a ship's deck that lets water drain away.
  • 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

  1. verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
  2. verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
  3. noun A gradual decrease or worsening.

depression — full definition

  1. noun A mental health condition marked by persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in life.
  2. noun A period of severe decline in a country's economy, with high unemployment and falling output.
  3. noun A hollow or sunken area, such as in land or a surface.
  4. noun An area of low atmospheric pressure that often brings unsettled or stormy weather.
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