sinker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

That which sinks or descends.
One who sinks something.
A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
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.
A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
A doughnut; a biscuit.
In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.

/ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)/ En-au-sinker.ogg

sinker sinkers

From sink + -er.

curveball slider cut fastball two-seam fastball split-finger fastball screwball knuckleball

diesinker jack-sinker sinkerball sinkerless tanksinker well sinker

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