#afunda
- Sink — To push, introduce, or merge an object deeply into a liquid, solid, or soft medium; to sink or penetrate deeply into an untrodden place (forest, swamp); figuratively, to completely immerse oneself in an emotional state, thoughts, study, or debt.
- Sinking — The act of sinking or submerging and its result; the physical process of a body lowering below a liquid surface or inside soft soil; the structural sagging or settling of a building or ground under heavy weight or foundation failure.
- Sunken — Having been introduced or deeply immersed into a liquid, solid, or soft medium; located at a considerable depth or secluded in an untrodden place. Figuratively, it describes a person completely absorbed in thoughts, study, intense feelings, or overwhelmed by financial troubles.
- Deep pool — A popular or regional name attributed to a deep spot in a river or lake, where the water forms whirlpools and there is a risk of sinking; sometimes used to denote a tool or weight utilized to submerge fishing nets or other technical devices underwater.
- Sinking device — A person who performs dives or a technical device designed to introduce, maintain, or lower an object to a great depth in a liquid medium. As an adjective, it refers to a structure, mechanism, or animal behavior that promotes or achieves deep immersion under water.
- Leading deep down — An archaic or regional form of the adjective 'afundător' or 'afund', used in the past in geographical manuscripts and old chronicles. It describes a surface, path, or medium that leads deep down, causing sinking or deep penetration into an isolated and hard-to-reach place.
- Depression — A naturally excavated landform or medium-sized structural depression in the earth's crust, representing a low, sunken, concave, and hard-to-reach place, often covered by dense vegetation or filled with seepage water. Colloquially, it denotes an isolated rural settlement or a dead end located far from main communication routes.