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Slider vs Runner - What's the difference?

slider | runner |

In baseball|lang=en terms the difference between slider and runner

is that slider is (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 while runner is (baseball) a player who runs the bases.

In cricket|lang=en terms the difference between slider and runner

is that slider is (cricket) a similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball while runner is (cricket) a player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.

As nouns the difference between slider and runner

is that slider is one who slides while runner is agent noun of run; somebody who runs:.

slider

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • one who slides.
  • (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.
    • The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.
  • (cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
  • A small hamburger.
    • We ordered five sliders .
  • (curling) A piece of teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
  • (graphical user interface) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
  • (US, dialect) Pseudemys rugosa , the red-bellied terrapin.
  • (skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
  • A sliding door.

    • Synonyms

    * (small hamburger) minihamburger

    See also

    * curveball * fastball * cut fastball * two-seam fastball * split finger fastball * sinker * screwball * knuckleball

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    runner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Agent noun of run; somebody who runs:
  • # Somebody who moves at a fast pace.
  • The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
  • # Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
  • #* 1998 June 12th, Daniel Jonathan Kirk (username), tipping competitions'', in aus.legal, ''Usenet :
  • at least half of which would be put into the pool for the winner, the rest kept for the runners of the system to cover costs and more than likely make a fair profit.
  • (slang) A quick escape away from a scene.
    • He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.
  • A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, compare trainer; a sneaker.
  • A part of an apparatus that moves quickly
    • After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.
  • A mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface.
  • A strip of fabric used to decorate a table.
    • The red runner makes the table so festive.
  • A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
    • How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall.
  • (cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
  • (baseball) A player who runs the bases.
    • The runner was out at second.
  • (Australian rules football) A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
  • (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
  • (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets.
  • (climbing) A short sling with a karabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
  • (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
  • A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
  • A leaping food fish () of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
  • (sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
  • * '>citation
    • This week hundreds of NFL agents gathered to hear an honorable man talk about a noble pipedream. It was a discussion about a significant step to end one of the cornerstones of corruption in college football: runners . Not the backs getting their 40 times tested at the scouting combine but the slimeball trolls who work on behalf of agents to help recruit — a generous word — football prospects by illegally giving them cash (or cars or money for family members or rent for a nice house) so the player then signs with the agent upon turning pro.

    Synonyms

    * (sense) quick-draw, extender

    Derived terms

    * forerunner * front runner * river runner * runner bean