sinker

1 a small ring-shaped friedcake [syn: doughnut, donut]

2 a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

3 a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋkə(r)

Noun

1. In the context of "fishing": A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink

   Hook the sinker onto this loop.

2. Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball

   His sinkers drew one ground ball after another.''

See also

• curveball
• slider
• cut fastball
• two-seam fastball
• split finger fastball
• screwball
• knuckleball

Sinker may mean:

• sinker (baseball), a type of baseball pitch.
• sinker (fishing), a weight used in fishing.
• doughnut (slang), usually used to suggest dunking (or "sinking") it in coffee.
• Sinker (Zoids), a fictional Manta Ray mecha from TOMY's Zoids franchise.

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