sinker

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim That which sinks or descends.
2. isim One who sinks something.

   “McLachlan's value as a coal miner was enhanced by the specialized skill he learned as a shaft-sinker.”

3. isim A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.

   “Hook the sinker onto this loop.”

4. isim 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. isim A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
6. isim A doughnut; a biscuit.

   “Of the fifty cents, ten went for the glassy shoeshine; twenty-five for a boutonniere; ten for coffee and sinkers at the Cockeyed Bakery.”

7. isim In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.