slider

[ slahy-der ]

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noun

a person or thing that slides.
Baseball. a pitch similar to a curveball but one in which the ball rolls or slides, rather than spins, out of the pitcher’s hand and, like a curveball, drops and veers as it approaches home plate, sharply but with less of a curve: Compare cut fastball.
Johnson’s unhittable slider made him one of the best pitchers in the history of the game.
any of several freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemys, of North America, having a smooth shell usually olive brown with various markings above and yellow below: some, especially C. scripta, are raised commercially and the young sold as pets, rarely surviving to adulthood.
a small burger on a bun:
beef and lamb sliders.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of slider¹

First recorded in 1520–30; 1930–35 slider fordef 2; slide + -er ¹

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As Yamamoto worked deeper into the game, he also mixed in his rarely used slider, giving Rangers hitters a different look the second and third time through.

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Sasaki established his four-seam fastball early, then leaned on his devastating splitter and functional slider as his pitch count rose and he faced batters a third time.

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Thus, his next time up in the top of the seventh, Pages swung at three straight sliders from reliever Eduardo Salazar.

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The experience is pure Midwest and that includes the paired appetizers: a meatball slider, multiple mac and cheese dishes, pulled pork sliders and other hearty, stick-to-your-ribs fare.

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Yes, scouts love to see their radar gun hitting 98 mph, but Hernandez is best when his nasty slider at 86 mph is working.

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slide over slide rest

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