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sledge
(slĕj)n.
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) orsled
n
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
vb
(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)n
(Tools) short for sledgehammer
sledge
(slɛdʒ)vb
(Cricket) (tr) to bait (an opponent, esp a batsman in cricket) in order to upset his or her concentration
n
(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.
[before 1000; Middle English slegge, Old English slecg, c. Middle Dutch, Dutch slegge, Old Norse sleggja; akin to slay]
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sledge
Past participle: sledged
Gerund: sledging
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| Noun | 1. |  sledge - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snowluge - 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 wedgeshammer - 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" | |
| 3. | sledge - beat with a sledgehammer hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat" |
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sledge
verb
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sledge
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Translations
مِزْلَجَه، زَحافَة الجَليدمَزْلَقيَرْكَبُ المِزْلَجَه
sáněsáňkovat
slædekælkkælkekøre på slæde
rekikelkka
sanjke
szánszánkószánkózik
renna sér á sleîasleîi
そり
썰매
rogėsrogutėsvažinėtis rogutėmis
braukt ar kamanāmkamanas
sani
släde
เลื่อนหิมะขนาดใหญ่
xe trượt tuyết
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sledge
, (esp US) sledn → Schlitten m
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
to sledge down a hill → scendere in slitta giù per una collina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009