SINKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sinker mean? 

• SINKER (noun)
  The noun SINKER has 3 senses:

1. a small ring-shaped friedcake

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

3. a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate

  Familiarity information: SINKER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small ring-shaped friedcake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

donut; doughnut; sinker

Hypernyms ("sinker" is a kind of...):

friedcake (small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sinker"):

raised doughnut (a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sinker" is a kind of...):

weight (an artifact that is heavy)

Derivation:

sink (go under)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sinker" is a kind of...):

delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)