sinker

Betekenis (Engels)

1. That which sinks or descends.
2. One who sinks something.
3. A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
4. 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.
5. A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
6. (slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.
7. In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.

Concepten

zinklood

Synoniemen

doughnut

🍩

weight

plummet

plumb

sink-stone

dumbbell

sinking fund bond

anchor

⚓

donut

jackhammer

lead

pendant

pneumatic hammer

press

sawyer

weigh down

weightiness

weir

air hammer

compressed air hammer

rock drill

sounding lead

sunken log

printing shop

stress

French fritter

beignet

weep hole

exhaust outlet

compressed air gun

submerged log

oil-supply head

lubricating head

accent

sounding bob

avoirdupois

bob

bullet

deadhead

dumpling

🥟

emphasis

heaviness

heft

Vertalingen

plomo

plomb

affondatore

chumbada

chumbinho

chumbo

plomada

Sinkerball

Sinker

Gewicht

βαρύδι ψαρεύματος

βολίς

βυθίζων

βυθιζόμενος

βαρίδι πετονιάς

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

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Etymologie (Engels)

From sink + -er.