sinker

About 0.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun That which sinks or descends.
2. noun One who sinks something.
3. noun A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.

   Hook the sinker onto this loop.

4. noun 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.

   His sinkers drew one ground ball after another.

5. noun A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
6. noun A doughnut; a biscuit.
7. noun In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.

Similar words

doughnut donut fuse bend cast weighing weigh weight shot lead

Often followed by

and is in to of for on or was

Word family

sinker ball sinkers