sinker

sink·er  (sngkr)

n.

1. One that sinks, as a weight used for sinking fishing lines or nets.

2. Slang A doughnut.

3. Baseball A sinkerball.

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sinker

Noun

a weight attached to a fishing line or net to cause it to sink in water

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sinker - a small ring-shaped friedcake donut, doughnut friedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat raised doughnut - a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder
	2.	sinker - a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water) weight - an artifact that is heavy
	3.	sinker - a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

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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.