Meaning

4 senses
  1. (UK, transitive)To make (something) overly complicated or elaborate; to overcomplicate, to overwork.

  2. (UK, transitive)To raise to (someone) unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

  3. (UK, transitive)To release (a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company) in one go, in the hope that there will be less impact.

  4. (UK, intransitive)To raise unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

Examples

60 sentences
  1. The kitchen sink was full of dirty dishes.

    ruРаковина на кухне была полна грязной посуды. — marafon

    deDie Spüle in der Küche war voll schmutzigen Geschirrs. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom keeps the garbage bags under the kitchen sink.

    deTom bewahrt die Müllbeutel unter der Küchenspüle auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom was standing in front of the kitchen sink.

    deTom stand vor der Küchenspüle. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom put the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink.

  5. There was a half-eaten apple near the kitchen sink.

    ruРядом с раковиной на кухне лежало полусъеденное яблоко. — Ooneykcall

    deBei der Spüle in der Küche lag ein halb verzehrter Apfel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

1 languages

Origin

The noun is derived from kitchen + sink. Sense 2.1 (“miscellaneous item or miscellany”) is

The noun is derived from kitchen + sink. Sense 2.1 (“miscellaneous item or miscellany”) is probably from everything but the kitchen sink.

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Forms

kitchen sinks, kitchen sinking, kitchen sinked, kitchen sinked
Base formkitchen sink · to kitchen sink
3rd person singularkitchen sinks
Present participlekitchen sinking
Past simplekitchen sinked
Past participlekitchen sinked

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykitchen sink
he, she, itkitchen sinks

Past simpleLesson

all personskitchen sinked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kitchen sinked
he, she, ithas kitchen sinked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kitchen sink

Word family

1 related words

See also

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