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Noun: sinker  sing-ku(r)
  1. A weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
    "The fisherman attached a heavy sinker to his line"
     
  2. A pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
    "The batter grounded out on the pitcher's sinker"
     
  3. [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