sledge

¹ American  

[slej] / slɛdʒ /

noun

1. 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.

2. a sled.

3. British. a sleigh.

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verb (used with or without object)

sledged, sledging

1. to convey or travel by sledge.

verb (used without object)

sledged, sledging

1. British. to sleigh.

sledge ² American  

[slej] / slɛdʒ /

noun

sledged, sledging

1. sledgehammer.

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sledge ¹ British  

/ slɛd, slɛdʒ /

noun

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

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

3. a farm vehicle mounted on runners, for use on rough or muddy ground

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verb

1. to convey, travel, or go by sledge

sledge ² British  

/ slɛdʒ /

verb

1. (tr) to bait (an opponent, esp a batsman in cricket) in order to upset his concentration

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noun

1. an insult aimed at another player during a game of cricket

sledge ³ British  

/ slɛdʒ /

noun

1. short for sledgehammer

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Other Word Forms

• sledger noun

Etymology

Origin of sledge¹

1595–1605; < dialectal Dutch sleeds, derivative of slede sled; sleigh

Origin of sledge²

before 1000; Middle English slegge, Old English slecg; cognate with Dutch slegge, Old Norse sleggja; akin to slay

Related Words

• bobsled
• luge