Meaning of SLIDER
| Pronunciation: | | 'slIdur
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- [n] a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
- [n] freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
- [n] someone who races the luge
- [n] a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
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| | Synonyms: | | luger, Pseudemys scripta, skidder, slipper, yellow-bellied terrapin |
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| | See Also: | | bullet, fastball, genus Pseudemys, heater, human, hummer, individual, mortal, person, Pseudemys, sledder, smoke, somebody, someone, soul, turtle | |
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In this baseball novel, a pitching prodigy being scouted by the majors tries to control his slider, which is devastating when it works but tends to desert him when he really needs it. more details ... |
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\Slid"er\, a.
See {Slidder}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Slid"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part
of an instrument or machine.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}).
[Local, U. S. ]
{Slider pump}, a form of rotary pump.
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