slider

A noun referring to a person or thing that slides, or a type of fastball in baseball that curves away from the pitcher's throwing side.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma pessoa ou coisa que desliza, ou um tipo de arremesso no beisebol que se desvia para o lado do braço do arremessador.

1. Person who slips or slides B2 informal

   An individual who loses traction and slides, often on a slippery surface.

   • The icy sidewalk turned many pedestrians into sliders.
   • He was a slider on the wet floor, nearly falling.
   • Kids on the playground were sliders on the frosty slide.

   🇵🇹Escorregador

   Sinônimos: skidderslipper

2. Luge racer B2 formal sport

   A person who participates in the sport of luge, racing down an ice track on a sled.

   • The slider trained for years to compete in the Winter Olympics.
   • Professional sliders reach incredible speeds on the luge track.
   • The slider's precision and control are crucial for a fast run.

   🇵🇹Piloto de luge

   Sinônimos: lugersledder

3. Freshwater turtle B2 formal scientific

   A type of turtle native to freshwater habitats in the United States and South America, often raised commercially and sold as pets.

   • The red-eared slider is a popular pet turtle species.
   • Sliders are commonly found in ponds and rivers across the southern US.
   • Many sliders are bred on farms for the pet trade.

   🇵🇹Tartaruga-de-orelha-vermelha

4. Baseball pitch B2 formal sport

   A type of fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown, used to deceive batters.

   • The pitcher threw a slider that broke away from the batter.
   • His slider is his most effective pitch against right-handed hitters.
   • The catcher called for a slider to keep the batter off balance.

   🇵🇹Slider

• sliders plural form
• sliders' possessive plural form
• slider's possessive singular form