Slide vs. Slider — What's the Difference?

To move over a surface while maintaining smooth continuous contact.

One that slides

To participate in a sport that involves such movement

(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.

To lose a secure footing or positioning; slip

A small hamburger served on a small bun, usually as a snack or appetizer.

To pass smoothly and quietly; glide

Any of various turtles of the genus Trachemys, especially T. scripta subsp. elegans of North America, having a red stripe behind the eye and often kept as a pet.

(Baseball) To drop down from a running into a lying or diving position when approaching a base so as to avoid being tagged out.

Agent noun of slide: one who slides.

To be ignored or not dealt with; drop

A sliding door.

To decrease

(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.

To become less favorable or less desirable

(cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.

To cause to slide or slip

A small hamburger.

To place covertly or deftly

(curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.

A sliding movement or action.

The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.

A smooth, usually inclined surface or track for sliding

(GUI) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.

A playground apparatus for children to slide on, typically consisting of a smooth chute climbed onto by means of a ladder.

A slideshow on a web page.

A part that operates by sliding, as the U-shaped section of tube on a trombone that is moved to change the pitch.

The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).

A period of decline or loss

(skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.

An image on a transparent base for projection on a screen.

Synonym of slide

One of a series of images projected digitally as part of a presentation.

An open-toed and backless sandal

A small glass plate for mounting specimens to be examined under a microscope.

See Slidder.

A fall of a mass of rock, earth, or snow down a slope; an avalanche or landslide.

One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine.

A backless shoe with an open toe.

The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).

A slight portamento used in violin playing, passing quickly from one note to another.

Any of several North American freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as C. scripta are sold commercially as pets.

An ornamentation consisting of two grace notes approaching the main note.

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).

A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.

A person who slips or slides because of loss of traction

The bottleneck style of guitar playing.

Someone who races the luge

(ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.

Freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets

(intransitive) To move on a low-friction surface.

A fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown

To drop down and skid into a base.

(intransitive) To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.

(transitive) To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.

(transitive) To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).

To pass inadvertently.

(intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

To decrease in amount or value.

(music) To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards.

(regional) To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation.

To go; to move from one place or to another.

(soccer) To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning.

An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.

The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.

An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.

A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.

The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.

A lever that can be moved in two directions.

A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.

(photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.

A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.

(sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.

(baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base

A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.

A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.

(geology) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.

(music) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.

(phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.

A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.

A pocket in one's pants (trousers).

(footwear) A shoe that is backless and open-toed.

(speech therapy) A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.

A promiscuous woman, slut.

To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side.

Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet.

To pass inadvertently.

To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance; as, a ship or boat slides through the water.

To slip when walking or standing; to fall.

To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound.

To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence.

To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one piece of timber along another.

To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question.

The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice.

Smooth, even passage or progress.

That on which anything moves by sliding.

That which operates by sliding.

A plate or slip of glass on which is a picture or delineation to be exhibited by means of a magic lantern, stereopticon, or the like; a plate on which is an object to be examined with a microscope.

The descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or mountain side; as, a land slide, or a snow slide; also, the track of bare rock left by a land slide.

A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.

A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.

A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.

Same as Guide bar, under Guide.

A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale;

Plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it;

A transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

Sloping channel through which things can descend

Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner;

To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly;

Move smoothly along a surface;