Sinking

Sink·ing

Sinking

a. & n.
  1. a. & n. from Sink.

Phrases & Compounds
Sinking fund
See under Fund.
Sinking head
a riser from which the mold is fed as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4.
Sinking pump
a pump which can be lowered in a well or a mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.