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sinker

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: sinker

1
 n
a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
2
 n
a small ring-shaped friedcake
3
 n
a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: sinker
1

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

Type of:
weight
an artifact that is heavy
2

n a small ring-shaped friedcake

Synonyms:
donut, doughnut
Types:
raised doughnut
a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder
Berlin doughnut, bismark, jelly doughnut
a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
fastnacht
doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday
Type of:
friedcake
small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
3

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

Type of:
delivery, pitch
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Launch
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