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1. (n.) sinker
a person or thing that sinks.
2. sinker
a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water.
3. sinker
Slang. a doughnut.
4. sinker
(in baseball) a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate.
Etymology: (1520–30)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) doughnut, donut, sinker
a small ring-shaped friedcake
2. (noun) sinker
a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
3. (noun) sinker
a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sinker
one who, or that which, sinks
2. (noun) sinker
a weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it
3. (noun) sinker
in knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. sinker
In naval mine warfare, a heavy weight to which a buoyant mine is moored. The sinker generally houses the mooring rope drum and depth-setting mechanism and for mines laid by ships, it also serves as a launching trolley.
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