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sinker

/ˈsɪŋ.kə/

/ˈsɪŋ.kɚ/

sinkersubstantiv

sinkers

Pl.

/ˈsɪŋ.kə/

/ˈsɪŋ.kɚ/

Übersetzungen

He attached a sinker to the fishing line.

Он прикрепил грузило к леске.

потопляющий мяч

The pitcher threw a sinker to strike out the batter.

Питчер бросил потопляющий мяч, чтобы выбить отбивающего.

потопляющий снаряд

The submarine launched a sinker to test its capabilities.

Подводная лодка запустила потопляющий снаряд, чтобы проверить свои возможности.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

A weight used in fishing to cause the bait or lure to sink.

He attached a sinker to the fishing line to ensure the bait reached the bottom of the lake.

A type of pitch in baseball that drops sharply as it reaches the plate.

The pitcher threw a sinker that fooled the batter and resulted in a strikeout.

A doughnut, especially one that is heavy or dense.

I grabbed a coffee and a sinker from the bakery on my way to work.

A worker who excavates or sinks vertical shafts, especially in mining.

The sinkers had to blast through solid rock to extend the mine shaft.

Synonyme

fishing weight

sinkeradjektiv

/ˈsɪŋkə/

/ˈsɪŋkɚ/

Used attributively before a noun, chiefly in baseball contexts (e.g., "sinker pitch").

Definitionen

Relating to a baseball pitch known as a sinker, characterised by pronounced downward movement.

His sinker fastball baffled the batters all night.