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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction;
[syn: skidder, slider, slipper]

2. someone who races the luge;
[syn: luger, slider]

3. freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets;
[syn: slider, yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta]

4. a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slider \Slid"er\, a. See Slidder. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slider \Slid"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa). [Local, U. S. ] [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as Chrysemis scripta are sold commercially as pets. --[RHUD] [PJC] 4. (Baseball) a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i. e., away from the side from which it was thrown). [PJC] Slider pump, a form of rotary pump. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Terrapin \Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, turpen, and turapen.] [1913 Webster] Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys scabra) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa or Chrysemys rubriventris), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin (Malaclemmys palustris), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. [1913 Webster] Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle. Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus Cinosternon. Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted. Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin (Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slider n 1: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction [syn: skidder, slider, slipper] 2: someone who races the luge [syn: luger, slider] 3: freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets [syn: slider, yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta] 4: a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown