sinker

== English == === Etymology === From sink + -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɪŋkə(ɹ) === Noun === sinker (plural sinkers) That which sinks or descends. One who sinks something. (fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink. (baseball) 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. (construction) A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction. (slang) A doughnut; a biscuit. In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === (baseball pitches): curveball, slider, cut fastball, two-seam fastball, split-finger fastball, screwball, knuckleball === Anagrams === neriks, Rinkes, inkers, Ikners, Kerins, resink, Keirns, Kiners, Kisner, Erskin, Serkin, Kinser, Kriens, Kreins, reinks, Skrine, reskin == Spanish == === Noun === sinker m (plural sinkers or sinker) (baseball) sinker