slider
/ˈslaɪdɚ/ · noun
Meaning
- An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
- A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
- The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
- An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
- A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
- The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
- Agent noun of slide: one who slides.
- A sliding door.
- 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.
- A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
- A small hamburger.
- A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
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