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Dictionary: sink·er   (sĭng'kər) pronunciation

n.
  1. One that sinks, as a weight used for sinking fishing lines or nets.
  2. Slang. A doughnut.
  3. Baseball. A sinkerball.

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A bond whose payments are provided by the issuer's sinking fund.

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A portion of these bonds are retired by the issuer each year.

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Bond on which interest and principal payments are made from the proceeds of a Sinking Fund.

n. in naval mine warfare, a heavy weight to which a buoyant mine is moored. The sinker generally houses the mooring rope drum and depth-setting mechanism. For mines laid by ships, it also serves as a launching trolley.

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(DOD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, a heavy weight to which a buoyant mine is moored. The sinker generally houses the mooring rope drum and depth-setting mechanism and for mines laid by ships, it also serves as a launching trolley.

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IN BRIEF: Something that falls to the bottom.

pronunciation The lead weight on the fishing pole served as a sinker.

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Sinker may refer to:

  • Sinker (fishing), a weight used in fishing
  • Sinker (baseball), a type of baseball pitch
  • Sinker nails, used in wood-frame construction
  • A doughnut, slang usually used to suggest dunking (or "sinking") it in coffee
  • Sinker (Zoids), a fictional mecha from Zoids
  • SINKER, an electronic rock band from Toledo, Ohio

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gravør, mineanker, sænkelod, vægt

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    sluge historien råt

Nederlands (Dutch)
zinklood

Français (French)
n. - (US, Culin) beignet, plomb (pêche)

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    (il a gobé) toute mon histoire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Senker, Platine

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    voll und ganz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φρεατωρύχος (κν. πηγαδάς), κοιλαντής, βαρίδι πετονιάς, (οικον.) χρεολυτικό ομόλογο

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    (καθομ.) ολόκληρος, όλα μαζί

Italiano (Italian)
piombo, scavatore

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    fino in fondo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) que afunda, perfurador (m) de poços, chumbada (f) de pesca

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    completamente

Русский (Russian)
грузило

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    "заглотать наживку", попасться

Español (Spanish)
n. - plomada, pocero, excavador, buñuelo

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    anzuelo, sedal y plomada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gravör

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使...下沉的人, 铅锤, 凿井工, 下坠球

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    完全地, 全部地

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 使...下沈的人, 鉛錘, 鑿井工, 下墜球

idioms:

  • hook, line and sinker    完全地, 全部地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가라 앉히는 사람, 도넛, (야구) 공에 회전을 주지 않는 드롭

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 沈めるもの, 重り, シンカー, 沈むもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كعكه مقليه بالدهن, ألثقاله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משקולת, משקולת חכה, משקולת מכמורת‬


 
 

 

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