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sledge

(slĕj)

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.

tr. & intr.v. sledged, sledg·ing, sledg·es

To convey or travel on a sledge.

[Dutch dialectal sleedse, perhaps diminutive of Dutch slede, sled, from Middle Dutch sledde.]

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sledge

(slɛdʒ) or

sled

1. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: sleigh a vehicle mounted on runners, drawn by horses or dogs, for transporting people or goods, esp over snow

2. (Skiing) a light wooden frame used, esp by children, for sliding over snow; toboggan

3. (Automotive Engineering) NZ a farm vehicle mounted on runners, for use on rough or muddy ground

(Automotive Engineering) to convey, travel, or go by sledge

[C17: from Middle Dutch sleedse; C14 sled, from Middle Low German, from Old Norse slethi, related to slide]

sledge

(slɛdʒ)

(Tools) short for sledgehammer

sledge

(slɛdʒ)

(Cricket) (tr) to bait (an opponent, esp a batsman in cricket) in order to upset his or her concentration

(Cricket) an insult aimed at another player during a game of cricket

[of uncertain origin; perhaps from sledgehammer]

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sledge¹

(slɛdʒ)

n., v. sledged, sledg•ing. n.

1. a vehicle mounted on runners and often drawn by draft animals, used for traveling or for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc.

2. a sled.

3. Brit. a sleigh.

v.t., v.i.

4. to convey or travel by sledge.

v.i.

5. Brit. to ride in a sleigh.

[1595–1605; < dial. Dutch sleeds, derivative of slede; see sled]

sledge²

(slɛdʒ)

n., v.t., v.i. sledged, sledg•ing.

sledgehammer.

[before 1000; Middle English slegge, Old English slecg, c. Middle Dutch, Dutch slegge, Old Norse sleggja; akin to slay]

sledge

Past participle: sledged
Gerund: sledging

Imperative
sledge
sledge

Present
I sledge
you sledge
he/she/it sledges
we sledge
you sledge
they sledge

Preterite
I sledged
you sledged
he/she/it sledged
we sledged
you sledged
they sledged

Present Continuous
I am sledging
you are sledging
he/she/it is sledging
we are sledging
you are sledging
they are sledging

Present Perfect
I have sledged
you have sledged
he/she/it has sledged
we have sledged
you have sledged
they have sledged

Past Continuous
I was sledging
you were sledging
he/she/it was sledging
we were sledging
you were sledging
they were sledging

Past Perfect
I had sledged
you had sledged
he/she/it had sledged
we had sledged
you had sledged
they had sledged

Future
I will sledge
you will sledge
he/she/it will sledge
we will sledge
you will sledge
they will sledge

Future Perfect
I will have sledged
you will have sledged
he/she/it will have sledged
we will have sledged
you will have sledged
they will have sledged

Future Continuous
I will be sledging
you will be sledging
he/she/it will be sledging
we will be sledging
you will be sledging
they will be sledging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sledging
you have been sledging
he/she/it has been sledging
we have been sledging
you have been sledging
they have been sledging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sledging
you will have been sledging
he/she/it will have been sledging
we will have been sledging
you will have been sledging
they will have been sledging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sledging
you had been sledging
he/she/it had been sledging
we had been sledging
you had been sledging
they had been sledging

Conditional
I would sledge
you would sledge
he/she/it would sledge
we would sledge
you would sledge
they would sledge

Past Conditional
I would have sledged
you would have sledged
he/she/it would have sledged
we would have sledged
you would have sledged
they would have sledged

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Noun	1.	sledge - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow sled, sleigh bobsled, bobsleigh, bob - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism bobsled, bobsleigh - formerly two short sleds coupled together dog sled, dog sleigh, dogsled - a sled pulled by dogs luge - a racing sled for one or two people pung - a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners runner - device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along toboggan - a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
	2.	sledge - a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges maul, sledgehammer hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
Verb	1.	sledge - transport in a sleigh transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
	2.	sledge - ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake" journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip
	3.	sledge - beat with a sledgehammer sledgehammer hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"

sledge

noun

1. bobsleigh, sled (U.S. & Canad.), sleigh, toboggan She travelled 14,000 miles by sledge.

verb

1. bobsleigh, sled (U.S.), sleigh, toboggan We spent the afternoon making snowmen and sledging down the hill.

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sledge

verb

To ride on a sled in the snow:

sled, slide.

Translations

مِزْلَجَه، زَحافَة الجَليدمَزْلَقيَرْكَبُ المِزْلَجَه

sáněsáňkovat

slædekælkkælkekøre på slæde

Schlitten Schlitten fahren

έλκηθρο

trineo

rekikelkka

traîneau luge têtu traineau

sanjke

szánszánkószánkózik

renna sér á sleîasleîi

slitta andare in slitta

そり

썰매

rogėsrogutėsvažinėtis rogutėmis

braukt ar kamanāmkamanas

slee

kane kjelke kjøre med slede slede slegge

sanie

trenó

санки сани

sani

släde

เลื่อนหิมะขนาดใหญ่

kızak kızak kaymak

xe trượt tuyết

雪橇乘雪橇

sledge

² [sledʒ]

A. N → trineo m

B. VI → ir en trineo

C. VT → transportar por trineo, llevar en trineo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sledge

[ˈslɛdʒ] n → luge f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sledge

, (esp US) sled

n → Schlitten m

vi → Schlitten fahren

sledge(hammer)

n → Vorschlaghammer m; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut (fig) → mit Kanonen auf Spatzen schießen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sledge

[slɛdʒ]

1. n (also sled) → slitta

2. vi to go sledging → andare in slitta
to sledge down a hill → scendere in slitta giù per una collina

sledge

(sledʒ) noun

(also, especially American , sled (sled) ) a vehicle, usually with runners, made for sliding upon snow.

verb

to ride on a sledge. The children were sledging all afternoon.

sledge

→ مَزْلَق sáně slæde Schlitten έλκηθρο trineo reki traîneau sanjke slitta そり 썰매 slee slegge sanie trenó сани släde เลื่อนหิมะขนาดใหญ่ kızak xe trượt tuyết 雪橇

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Now, now, don't bristle up!' said Nikita, pressing down into the sledge the freshly threshed oat straw the cook's husband had brought.

'All right, come along, darling!' said Nikita, and stopping the sledge he picked up the master's pale thin little son, radiant with joy, and drove out into the road.

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Fogg examined a curious vehicle, a kind of frame on two long beams, a little raised in front like the runners of a sledge, and upon which there was room for five or six persons.

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It was in the dead of winter and the groom's party went over to the wedding in sledges. Peter and Pavel drove in the groom's sledge, and six sledges followed with all his relatives and friends.

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It was not long after this, that Kay came one day with large gloves on, and his little sledge at his back, and bawled right into Gerda's ears, "I have permission to go out into the square where the others are playing"; and off he was in a moment.

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We perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the north, at the distance of half a mile; a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.

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So he placed his daughter in a sledge, not even daring to give her a horse-cloth to keep herself warm with, and drove her out on to the bare, open fields, where he kissed her and left her, driving home as fast as he could, that he might not witness her miserable death.

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Black feet in the Horse Prairie Search after the hunters Difficulties and dangers A card party in the wilderness The card party interrupted "Old Sledge" a losing game Visitors to the camp Iroquois hunters Hanging-eared Indians.

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I made a rush for the roughly made sledge; but as soon as I raised my foot to get into it, the recollection of how Simonov had just given me six roubles seemed to double me up and I tumbled into the sledge like a sack.

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Ethan therefore proposed to his assistant that they should load the sledge at the wood-lot, as they had done on the previous morning, and put off the "teaming" to Starkfield till later in the day.

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At four o'clock, conscious of his throbbing heart, Levin stepped out of a hired sledge at the Zoological Gardens, and turned along the path to the frozen mounds and the skating ground, knowing that he would certainly find her there, as he had seen the Shtcherbatskys' carriage at the entrance.

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Makovkina got out of the sledge, and told them to drive on.

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