<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to cause to become submerged or enveloped;</li><li>force into or below the surface;</li><li>cause to plunge in or down;</li><li>to cause to fall, drop, or descend gradually;</li><li>to cause to penetrate;</li><li>to lower or depress the level of;</li><li>to bury, plant, or lay (a pipe, conduit, etc.) into or as if into the ground;</li><li>to dig, bore, or excavate (a hole, shaft, well, etc.);</li><li>to bring to a worse or lower state or status;</li><li>to bring to utter ruin or collapse;</li><li>to reduce in amount, extent, intensity, etc.;</li><li>to lower in volume, tone, or pitch;</li><li>to suppress;</li><li>to ignore;</li><li>to omit;</li><li>to invest in the hope of making a profit or gaining some other return;</li><li>to lose (money) in an unfortunate investment, enterprise, etc.;</li><li>to throw, shoot, hit, or propel (a ball) so that it goes through or into the basket, hole, pocket, etc.;</li><li>to execute (a stroke or throw) so that the ball goes through or into the basket, hole, pocket, etc.;</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.;</li><li>a low-lying, poorly drained area where waters collect and sink into the ground or evaporate;</li><li>a place of vice or corruption;</li><li>a drain or sewer;</li><li>a device or place for disposing of energy within a system, as a power-consuming device in an electrical circuit or a condenser in a steam engine;</li><li>any pond or pit for sewage or waste, as a cesspool or a pool for industrial wastes;</li><li>any natural process by which contaminants are removed from the atmosphere.</li></ul>