Slider or sinker Crossword Clue

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Slider or sinker Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. set the level or character of
2. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
(noun)
1. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
2. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SINKER (noun)
1. a small ring-shaped friedcake
2. a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
SLIDER (noun)
1. a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
2. someone who races the luge

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