Definition of "slider" []

• One that slides: The snowy hill was filled with young sliders. (noun)
• Baseball A fast pitch released with the index and middle fingers close together and slightly off center so that it breaks in the same direction as a curve ball as it approaches the plate. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The term slider comes from the famous White Castle burger chain, the first of which opened in"
• ""I got into that situation where I went 3-2 with LeCroy and I thought, my slider is my big pitch and I just have to try and box him with one," Wickman said."
• "You're talking about a plus-plus fastball and a plus-plus changeup, and his slider is an average pitch."