sinker

n.

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

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

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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.

IN BRIEF: Something that falls to the bottom.

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

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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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