SLIDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slider mean?
• SLIDER (noun)
The noun SLIDER has 4 senses:
1. a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
2. someone who races the luge
3. freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
4. a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
Familiarity information: SLIDER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SLIDER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
skidder; slider; slipper
Hypernyms ("slider" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slider"):
snowboarder (someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard)
Meaning:
Someone who races the luge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
luger; slider
Hypernyms ("slider" is a kind of...):
sledder (someone who rides a sled)
Meaning:
Freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Pseudemys scripta; yellow-bellied terrapin; slider
Hypernyms ("slider" is a kind of...):
turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)
Holonyms ("slider" is a member of...):
genus Pseudemys; Pseudemys (sliders; red-bellied terrapin)
Meaning:
A fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("slider" is a kind of...):
bullet; fastball; heater; hummer; smoke ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity)
