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sinker
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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.

sinker [ˈsɪŋkə]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) a weight attached to a fishing line, net, etc., to cause it to sink in water
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a person who sinks shafts, etc.
3. (Cookery) US an informal word for doughnut
hook, line, and sinker See hook [18]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sinker - a small ring-shaped friedcakesinker - a small ring-shaped friedcake        
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
Translations
sinker [ˈsɪŋkəʳ] N
1. (Fishing) (= lead) → plomo m
2. (US) (= doughnut) → donut m
sinker
n (Fishing) → Senker m, → Senkgewicht nt ? hook N d


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