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Sinker
//ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)// noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 That which sinks or descends.
- 2 a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate wordnet
- 3 One who sinks something.
"McLachlan's value as a coal miner was enhanced by the specialized skill he learned as a shaft-sinker."
- 4 a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water) wordnet
- 5 A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
"Hook the sinker onto this loop."
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- 6 a small ring-shaped friedcake wordnet
- 7 Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.
"His sinkers drew one ground ball after another."
- 8 A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
- 9 A doughnut; a biscuit. slang
"Of the fifty cents, ten went for the glassy shoeshine; twenty-five for a boutonniere; ten for coffee and sinkers at the Cockeyed Bakery."
- 10 In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.
Etymology
From sink + -er.
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