maul, sledge, sledgehammer
(noun) a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sled, sledge, sleigh
(noun) a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sledgehammer, sledge
(verb) beat with a sledgehammer
sledge
(verb) ride in or travel with a sledge; āthe antarctic expedition sledged along the coastlineā; āThe children sledged all day by the lakeā
sledge
(verb) transport in a sleigh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sledge (plural sledges)
A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.
• (long handled maul or hammer): forehammer, sledgehammer
sledge (third-person singular simple present sledges, present participle sledging, simple past and past participle sledged)
to hit with a sledgehammer.
sledge (plural sledges)
A low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.
(British) any type of sled or sleigh.
A card game resembling all fours and seven-up; old sledge.
sledge (third-person singular simple present sledges, present participle sledging, simple past and past participle sledged)
To drag or draw a sledge.
To ride, travel with or transport in a sledge.
sledge (third-person singular simple present sledges, present participle sledging, simple past and past participle sledged)
(chiefly, cricket, Australian) To verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).
• edgels, gledes, gleeds, ledges
Sledge
A surname.
• edgels, gledes, gleeds, ledges
Source: Wiktionary
Sledge, n. Etym: [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled, confused with sledge a hammer. See Sled, n.]
1. 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.
2. A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the place of execution. [Eng.] Sir W. Scott.
3. A sleigh. [Eng.]
4. A game at cards; -- called also old sledge, and all fours.
Sledge, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Sledged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sledging.]
Definition: To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges. Howitt.
Sledge, n. Etym: [AS. slecge,from sleƔn to strike, beat. See Slay, v. t.]
Definition: A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; -- called also sledge hammer. With his heavy sledge he can it beat. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; ātheoretical scienceā
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
