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sledge
1[ slej ]
noun
- a vehicle of various forms, mounted on runners and often drawn by draft animals, used for traveling or for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc.
- a sled.
- British. a sleigh.
verb (used with or without object)
- to convey or travel by sledge.
verb (used without object)
- British. to sleigh.
sledge
2[ slej ]
noun
sledge
1/ slɛd; ɛ /
noun
- Also calledsleigh a vehicle mounted on runners, drawn by horses or dogs, for transporting people or goods, esp over snow
- a light wooden frame used, esp by children, for sliding over snow; toboggan
- a farm vehicle mounted on runners, for use on rough or muddy ground
verb
- to convey, travel, or go by sledge
sledge
2/ ɛ /
noun
- short for sledgehammer
sledge
3/ ɛ /
verb
- tr to bait (an opponent, esp a batsman in cricket) in order to upset his concentration
noun
- an insult aimed at another player during a game of cricket
Derived Forms
- ˈ岵, noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sledge1
Origin of sledge2
Example Sentences
The court also heard that DNA, "likely to have been left by Mr Sheen" was found on a sledge hammer left in the toilet cubicle at the stately home.
"I remember him getting sledged by the opposition and he preceded to ramp like he did for Australia against some pretty intimidating first grade bowlers."
When they arrived the resort "looked lovely", Mrs O'Neil said, and the family enjoyed their first afternoon there doing some sledging, snowball fights and snow angels.
It will come as no surprise that Santa will not be sledging through inches of the white stuff here in the UK.
Carrying sledge hammers, scientists hiked to the impact site in South Africa to chisel off chunks of rock to understand the crash.
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