English Explanatory Dictionary

sledge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.
verb
  1. To hit with a sledgehammer.
noun
  1. A low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.
  2. any type of sled or sleigh.
  3. A card game resembling all fours and seven-up; old sledge.
verb
  1. To drag or draw a sledge.
  2. To ride, travel with or transport in a sledge.
verb
  1. To verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).
noun
  1. An instance of sledging.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/slɛd͡ʒ/ en-au-sledge.ogg

Word forms

sledge sledges sledging sledged

Etymology

From 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”), German Schlägel.

Synonyms

forehammer sledgehammer

Related words

sled sleigh toboggan

Derived words

about sledge dog sledge ice sledge sledgebell sledge brake sledge chair sledgeful sledge hockey sledgeless sledgelike sledger sledge racing sledgie threshing sledge
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