sinker

Definitions

• 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) sinker 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.