sinker

IPA: sˈɪŋkɝ

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.

Examples of "sinker" in Sentences

Sinker left the NME shortly after.
He is known as a sinker ball pitcher.
You are buying it hook, line, and sinker.
An anchor is connected to the sinker ball.
I have a sinker, but it is a natural delivery.
He threw a sinker, a raise ball and a spitter .
This man is a machinist, toolmaker and die sinker.
"When his sinker is on, it's a big wall out there."
But some would accept the story hook line and sinker.
His stamina should be better and his sinker is awesome.
For some reason, the information on the sinker was lost, but I'll exhume it.
Five inch Zoom Curlytail worms Texas Rigged without a sinker is another good rig.
If a sinker is a doughnut ... and trolling is writing an inflammatory post ... hmmmm.
"When his sinker is on, it's tough to get consecutive hits against (Webb)," Roberts said.
When you're drift fishing in rocky or zebra mussel – infested waters, a no-snag sinker is essential tackle for bouncing your bait off the bottom.
A fishing sinker with skeletal fins projecting therefrom that serve to engage the floor of the fishing bed and maintain the sinker in its cast position.
Any amount of lead a hunter or fisherman puts into the environment through a bullet or sinker is miniscule compared to just one plant putting toxins like lead and mercury into our ecosystem.
A big factor in Wang using the sinker is the work first-base coach Tony Pena has done with catcher Jorge Posada, whose improved ability to block balls give Wang more confidence to keep the sinker down, even if it bounces.