Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A vehicle mounted on runners drawn by work animals, such as horses or dogs, and used for transporting loads across ice, snow, and rough ground.
- transitive & intransitive verb To convey or travel on a sledge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large heavy hammer, used chiefly by blacksmiths. Also called
sledge-hammer . - noun Same as
sled , 1 and 2. - noun A vehicle without wheels, commonly on runners and of various forms, much used in northern countries where ice and snow prevail; a sleigh: as, a reindeer sledge; an Eskimo sledge. In the United States sledge is not used in this sense. See
sleigh , and cut underpulk . - noun Hence, anything serving the purpose of a vehicle which may be dragged without wheels along the ground, as the hurdle on which persons were formerly drawn to execution.
- noun Same as
sled , 2. - noun In heraldry, a bearing representing a heavy vehicle with runners like a sledge.
- To convey or transports, in a sledge; travel in a sledge.
- noun The thick wooden outer case of a mummy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; -- called also
sledge hammer . - noun A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled.
- noun engraving A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the place of execution.
- noun engraving A sleigh.
- noun A game at cards; -- called also
old sledge , andall fours . - verb To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A heavy, long handled
maul orhammer used to drivestakes ,wedges , etc. - verb to hit with a
sledgehammer . - noun A low
sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass. - noun UK any type of
sled orsleigh . - verb To
drag ordraw a sledge. - verb To
ride ,travel with ortransport in a sledge. - verb Australia To
verbally insult orabuse anopponent in order todistract them (consideredunsportsmanlike ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
- verb transport in a sleigh
- verb ride in or travel with a sledge
- noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- verb beat with a sledgehammer
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The fourth gold was in sledge hockey, in which the U.S. men beat Japan 2-0 in the final.
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The sawing heartbeat of a panther morphs into a subway train sledge-hammering, smashing the ground, until it screeches to a morse code halt.
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The sawing heartbeat of a panther morphs into a subway train sledge-hammering, smashing the ground, until it screeches to a morse code halt.
A Verbal Riff off the Phenomenal Soundtrack to The Dark Knight 2008
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"Your sledge is waiting, Madame," announced the newcomer.
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The phrase sledge hammer to crack a nut seems to apply.
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Going inside this diminutive raised room perched on a sledge is a surreal experience and one of those defining moments of a fieldwork trip.
World's race for economic growth threatens Greenland's pure white wilderness 2011
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The sledge is a more serious device for this longer trip.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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“The pinnace is all busted up and rigged for river work and the sledge is a pain in the arse to drag,” said Hickey.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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The wind blows snow around the abandoned and empty sledge, which is little more than runners now.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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Sled hockey called sledge hockey in Canada is an amazing sport, something you have to see to appreciate.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
bilby commented on the word sledge
Cricket jargon - to verbally abuse an opponent, generally for the purpose of upsetting their concentration. Sledging is not a recent habit. Back in 1933, Harold Larwood said 'A cricket tour in Australia would be a most delightful period in one's life if one were deaf'.
November 30, 2007