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sledge
/slɛdʒ/
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What does sledge mean?
noun
- A sledgehammer.
- A low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.
verb
- To hit with a sledgehammer.
More meanings (7)
noun
- any type of sled or sleigh.
- A card game resembling all fours and seven-up; old sledge.
- An instance of sledging.
verb
- To drag or draw a sledge.
- To ride, travel with or transport in a sledge.
- To verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/slɛdʒ/
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She was put on a hurdle, and drawn on a sledge to the place of execution, which was very near the gallows.
S., that we should be able to regard this latitude as the real starting-place of the actual sledge journey to the Pole.
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Spencer-Smith during those long days, dragged by his comrades on the sledge, suffering but never complaining, became an example to all men.
We returned to the crevasse and packed the remaining sledge, discarding everything unnecessary so as to reduce the weight of the load.
He is now much recovered from his illness and is continually on the deck, apparently watching for the sledge that preceded his own.