Sinker

n.

1.

One who, or that which, sinks. Dividing sinker in knitting machines, a sinker between two jack sinkers and acting alternately with them. Jack sinker See under Jack, n. Sinker bar a - In knitting machines, a bar to which one set of the sinkers is attached b - In deep well boring, a heavy bar forming a connection between the lifting rope and the boring tools, above the jars.

Noun	1.	sinker - a small ring-shaped friedcake Synonyms: donut, doughnut
	2.	sinker - a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
	3.	sinker - a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate

Brussels biscuit, Melba toast, apple fritter, beignet, beignet aux pommes, biscuit, bismarck, bob, bowl, cast, change of pace, change-up, chuck, chunk, cracker, cruller, curve, doughnut, downcurve, fastball, fastnacht, fling, flip, forward pass, friedcake, fritter, graham cracker, hardtack, heave, hurl, incurve, knuckleball, lateral, lateral pass, lead, lob, olykoek, outcurve, pass, peg, pilot biscuit, pitch, plumb, plummet, pretzel, put, raised doughnut, rusk, saltine, sandbag, screwball, sea biscuit, serve, service, ship biscuit, shot-put, shy, slider, sling, soda cracker, spitball, spitter, throw, toss, twister, upcurve, wafer, weight, zwieback

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