sinker

/ˈsɪŋkər/

Other forms: sinkers

Definitions of sinker

1. noun

   a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
   type of:

   weight

   an artifact that is heavy
2. noun

   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. noun

   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