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sinker
sink·er S0429900 (sĭng′kər)n.1. One that sinks, as a weight used for sinking fishing lines or nets.2. Slang A doughnut.3. Baseball A sinkerball.sinker (ˈsɪŋkə) n1. (Angling) a weight attached to a fishing line, net, etc, to cause it to sink in water2. (Civil Engineering) a person who sinks shafts, etc3. (Cookery) US an informal word for doughnut4. hook, line, and sinker See hook18sink•er (ˈsɪŋ kər)
n. 1. a person or thing that sinks. 2. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water. 3. Slang. a doughnut. 4. (in baseball) a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate. [1520–30] sink′er•less, adj. sinkerIn 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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sinker - a small ring-shaped friedcake donut, doughnutfriedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fatraised doughnut - a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder | | 2. | sinker - a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)weight - an artifact that is heavy | | 3. | sinker - a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the platepitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
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fall for (someone or something) hook, line, and sinker1. To become completely infatuated or in love with someone. The moment I met my wife, I fell for her hook, line, and sinker.2. To believe unquestioningly that something is true, especially something intended to dupe one. I told them that I like this stupid school, and they fell for it hook, line, and sinker—I guess I'm a pretty good actress.See also: and, fall, sinkerhook, line, and sinkerCompletely and unquestioningly. The moment I met my wife, I fell for her hook, line, and sinker. I told them that I like this stupid school, and they fell for it hook, line, and sinker—I guess I'm a pretty good actress.See also: and, sinkerswallow (something) hook, line, and sinkerTo believe completely and unquestioningly that something is true, especially that which is deceitful, misleading, or untrue. I told them that I like this stupid school, and they swallowed it hook, line, and sinker—I guess I'm a pretty good actress. I can't believe they swallowed his stupid story hook, line, and sinker.See also: and, sinker, swallowhook, line, and sinker.Fig. totally. She fell for our story hook, line, and sinker. They believed every word hook, line, and sinker.See also: and, sinkerswallow something hook, line, and sinkerFig. to believe something completely. (These terms refer to fishing and fooling a fish into being caught.) I made up a story about why I was so late. The boss swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. I feel like a fool. I swallowed her lies hook, line, and sinker.See also: and, sinker, swallowhook, line, and sinkerWithout reservation, completely, as in He swallowed our excuse hook, line, and sinker. This expression, first recorded in 1865, alludes to a fish swallowing not only the baited hook but the leaden sinker and the entire fishing line between them. See also: and, sinkerfall for someone hook, line and sinker If you fall for someone hook, line and sinker, you fall deeply in love with them. I fell for her hook, line and sinker.See also: and, fall, line, sinker, someonefall for something hook, line and sinker or swallow something hook, line and sinker If someone falls for something hook, line, and sinker or swallows something hook, line and sinker, they believe it completely, even though it is often not true. He told her a story about having lost his money, and she fell for it, hook, line and sinker. There were leaks to the press, and journalists swallowed it hook, line and sinker.See also: and, fall, line, sinker, somethinghook, line, and sinker You use hook, line, and sinker to mean that someone does something to a great degree. I was completely against nationalization. I resisted it hook, line and sinker and became quite unpopular in the process. He has a tendency to get drawn into things hook, line and sinker. Note: When fish are caught, they sometimes swallow part of the fishing line and the `sinker' or weight, as well as the hook. See also: and, sinkerhook, line, and sinker used to emphasize that someone has been completely tricked or deceived. informal This phrase is a fishing metaphor: all three are items attached to a fishing rod and likely to be gulped down by a greedy fish. The phrase has been in use since the mid 19th century. 1996 Colin Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men Patricia wouldn't know what had hit her. She'd fall for me hook, line and sinker once I'd reminded her what we were all about. See also: and, sinkerhook, line and ˈsinker if you accept something hook, line and sinker, you accept it completely, either because you have been deceived or because you believe things too easily: Are you telling me that you swallowed his absurd lies hook, line and sinker?All three words in this expression are items used for catching a fish.See also: and, line, sinkerhook, line, and sinker mod. totally. They believed every word hook, line, and sinker. See also: and, sinkersinker n. a doughnut. All our sinkers are brought in fresh on Monday. hook, line, and sinker Informal Without reservation; completely: swallowed the excuse hook, line, and sinker.See also: and, sinkerhook, line, and sinkerCompletely, totally, all of it. The expression is often phrased as to swallow [something] hook, line, and sinker, alluding to the gullibility of a fish that takes in bait so completely that it swallows the fishing hook, line, and sinker as well. The term originated in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. In the late 1980s Len Deighton used it in the titles of a series of three espionage novels involving complicated deceit, Spy Hook, Spy Line, and Spy Sinker. See also lock, stock, and barrel.See also: and, sinkersinker
sinker1. a weight attached to a fishing line, net, etc., to cause it to sink in water 2. a person who sinks shafts, etc. sinker[′siŋ·kər] (mining engineering) A person who sinks mine shafts and puts in framing. A special movable pump used in shaft sinking. sinker drill sinker
SinkerA bond with interest and principal payments coming from the proceeds of a sinking fund.sinker See sinking fund bond.sinker
Synonyms for sinkernoun a small ring-shaped friedcakeSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)Related Wordsnoun a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plateRelated Words |