sledge
To hit with a sledgehammerTo hit with a sledgehammer.
» I bought the new sledge for my son.
Я купив синові нові санки. — deniko
Я купила синові нові санки. — deniko
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4 sensesTo hit with a sledgehammer.
beat with a sledgehammer
To drag or draw a sledge.
ride in or travel with a sledge
To ride, travel with or transport in a sledge.
transport in a sleigh
(Australia)To verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).
Examples
13 sentencesI bought the new sledge for my son.
Я купив синові нові санки. — deniko
My brother and I built this sledge ourselves.
deMein Bruder und ich haben diesen Schlitten selbst gebaut. — brauchinet
The children are pulling the sledge up the hill.
deDie Kinder ziehen den Schlitten den Berg hinauf. — raggione
The kids are pulling their sledge up the hill.
deDie Kinder ziehen den Schlitten den Berg hinauf. — raggione
The sledge accelerated as it slid down the icy slope.
deDer Schlitten beschleunigte, als er den vereisten Abhang hinunterrutschte. — xtofu80
Origin
From Middle English slegge, from Old English sleċġ (“sledgehammer; mallet”), from Proto-GeFrom Middle English slegge, from Old English sleċġ (“sledgehammer; mallet”), from Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ. Cognate with Dutch slegge (“sledge”), Swedish slägga (“sledge”), Norwegian Bokmål slegge (“sledge”), Norwegian Nynorsk sleggje (“sledge”), Icelandic sleggja (“sledge”).
Dialectal Dutch sleedse, from Middle Dutch sleedse, from the root of sled.
From Sledge (“a surname”), influenced by sledgehammer. First attested in the 1960s in Australian English.
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Forms
sledges, sledging, sledged, sledgedSynonyms
1 synonyms- beat with a sledgehammer:sledgehammer
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle