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Webster 1913 Edition


Slider

Slid′er

,
Adj.
See
Slidder
.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Slid′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine.
2.
(Zool.)
The red-bellied terrapin (
Pseudemys rugosa
).
[Local, U. S. ]
Slider pump
,
a form of rotary pump.

Webster 1828 Edition


Slider

SLIDER

,
Noun.
1.
One that slides.
2.
The part of an instrument or machine that slides.

Definition 2024


slider

slider

English

Noun

slider (plural sliders)

  1. Agent noun of slide: one who slides.
  2. A sliding door.
  3. (baseball) 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.
  4. (cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
  5. A small hamburger.
    We ordered five sliders.
  6. (curling) A piece of teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
  7. (graphical user interface) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
  8. (US, dialect) Pseudemys rugosa, the red-bellied terrapin.
  9. (skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.

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