SLIDER

Slider

In baseball, a slider is a pitch that breaks laterally and down, with a speed between that of a curveball and that of a fastball.

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slider

Noun

  1. one who slides.
  2. A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
    The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.
  3. A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
  4. A small hamburger.
    We ordered five sliders.
  5. A piece of teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
  6. A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
  7. Pseudemys rugosa, the red-bellied terrapin.


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