1
: one that slides
2
: a freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta synonym Pseudemys scripta) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.
especially
: one (T. scripta elegans) usually having a red stripe behind each eye and often sold as a pet
3
: a fast baseball pitch that breaks slightly in the same direction as a curve
4
: a very small meat sandwich typically served on a bun
especially
: a small hamburger
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Lee’s first dinger of the finale only put one run on the board in the fourth frame after Rodón left a 3-2 slider over the middle.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Lee hit his first home run of the afternoon in the top of the fourth inning off Yankees (8-7) starter Carlos Rodón, sitting on a hanging slider and launching a 406-foot no-doubter over the right-field fence.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Reading settings include access to the table of contents and sliders to adjust font size and line spacing.
—PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
If the slider’s the pitch that day, then lean on that pitch.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Lee hit his first home run of the afternoon in the top of the fourth inning off Yankees (8-7) starter Carlos Rodón, sitting on a hanging slider and launching a 406-foot no-doubter over the right-field fence.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Reading settings include access to the table of contents and sliders to adjust font size and line spacing.
—PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
If the slider’s the pitch that day, then lean on that pitch.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Slider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slider. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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slider
noun
slid·er
ˈslīd-ər 
1
: one that slides
2
: a baseball pitch thrown like a fastball but breaking similarly to a curve
3
: a small meat sandwich typically served on a bun
especially
: a small hamburger
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