sinker

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : un petit beignet en forme d'anneau ; un plomb ou lest pour immerger les filets ou la ligne sous l'eau ; ou un lancer au baseball qui plonge brusquement vers le bas à l'approche du marbre.

A noun with multiple meanings: a small ring-shaped friedcake; a weight used to sink nets or fishing lines underwater; or a baseball pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate.

1. B2informalamericanculinary

   A small, ring-shaped friedcake, often sweet and similar to a doughnut hole.

   beignet en forme d'anneau

   • She bought a bag of sinkers from the bakery for breakfast.
   • The kids love eating sinkers with their morning coffee.
   • He fried a batch of sinkers for the party.

   Synonymesdonutfriedcake

2. Fishing weightB1formalsport

   A weight attached to a fishing line or net to make it sink in water.

   Plomb de pêche

   • He tied a sinker to the end of his fishing line.
   • The sinker helped the bait reach the bottom of the lake.
   • She lost her sinker when the line got caught on a rock.

   Synonymesleadplummetweight

   Antonymesbobberfloater

3. Baseball pitchB2informalamericansport

   A type of pitch in baseball that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the batter.

   Balle tombante (baseball)

   • The pitcher threw a sinker that fooled the batter completely.
   • His sinker is known for its sharp downward movement.
   • She practiced her sinker to improve her pitching arsenal.