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[ sing-ker ] / ˈsɪŋ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sinker ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that sinks. a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water. Slang. a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin. Also called sinkerball. Baseball. a fastball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate. diesinker. Origin of sinkerFirst recorded in 1520–30; 1870–75 for def. 4; 1930–35 for def. 5; sink + -er1 OTHER WORDS FROM sinkersink·er·less, adjectiveWords nearby sinkersinistrotorsion, sinistrous, Sinitic, sink, sinkage, sinker, sinkerball, sinkhole, Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, sink in, sinking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sinkerPlus, Fox, for many years, drove the agenda that the other cable nets swallowed hook, line, and sinker. The Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Obamacare and Take Charge|Michael Tomasky|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST Her hairdresser in Malibu filled her in, and after studying every episode she was “hooked, line and sinker,” and signed on. ‘A Certain Age’—Shirley MacLaine Rattles Downton Abbey|Sandra McElwaine|December 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST And yet, Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) took the bait hook, line, and sinker, posting about the outrageous story on his Facebook page. Fooled by ‘The Onion’: 9 Most Embarrassing Fails|Kevin Fallon|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST He said his reason was sharks but really it was because MCD was a sinker. ‘Bones’ Creator Hart Hanson on Working with Michael Clarke Duncan|Hart Hanson|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The explosive section then floated up towards the surface, unwinding the wire from the sinker. Submarine Warfare of To-day|Charles W. Domville-Fife Turning its hideous jaws upward, the ravenous creature had literally swallowed hook, line and sinker. The Ocean Wireless Boys on the Pacific|Wilbur Lawton A number of hooks on twisted horsehair traces are to be looped on, at equal distances apart, at the end nearest the sinker. Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration|W. B. Lord W the weight of sinker necessary to overcome the tendency of the mine to move. Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare|C. W. Sleeman I felt like rowing, and took the oars while Kate was mending her sinker and the cap'n was busy with a snarled line. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches|Sarah Orne Jewett
British Dictionary definitions for sinker
nouna weight attached to a fishing line, net, etc, to cause it to sink in water a person who sinks shafts, etc US an informal word for doughnut hook, line, and sinker See hook (def. 18) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sinker
see hook, line, and sinker. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to sinkerpressure, bun, pastry, counterpoise, stone, plumb, mass, counterbalance, rock, bob, anchor, ballast, sandbag, pendulum, poundage, counterweight, cruller, dunker, plumb bob, sweet roll |