Noun: sinker sing-ku(r)
- A weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
"The fisherman attached a heavy sinker to his line"
- A pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
"The batter grounded out on the pitcher's sinker"
- [US] A small ring-shaped friedcake
"He grabbed a glazed sinker on his way to work";
- doughnut, donut [N. Amer]
Derived forms: sinkers
Type of: delivery, friedcake [N. Amer], pitch, weight
Encyclopedia: Sinker, John