English-Thai Dictionary

sledge

N เลื่อน หิมะ ขนาดใหญ่  รถ แล่น บน ลาน น้ำแข็ง หรือ หิมะ  sled luan-hi-ma-ka-nad-yai

 

sledgehammer

N ค้อน ขนาดใหญ่ มาก  kon-ka-nad-yai-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLEDGE

n. 1. A larger heavy hammer; used chiefly by ironsmiths.
2. In England, a sled; a vehicle moved on runners or on low wheels. In this sense, the word is not used in America; but the same word is used in a somewhat different sense, and written sleigh.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLEDGE

Sledge, n. Etym: [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled, confused with sledge a hammer. See Sled, n.]

 

1. A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled.

 

2. A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the place of execution. [Eng. ] Sir W. Scott.

 

3. A sleigh. [Eng. ]

 

4. A game at cards; -- called also old sledge, and all fours.

 

SLEDGE

Sledge, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Sledged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sledging.]

 

Defn: To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges. Howitt.

 

SLEDGE

Sledge, n. Etym: [AS. slecge,from sleán to strike, beat. See Slay, v.t.]

 

Defn: A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; -- called also sledge hammer. With his heavy sledge he can it beat. Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sledge

sledge 1 |slej slɛʤ | ▶noun a vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers esp. over snow or ice, often pulled by draft animals. • British term for sled. ▶verb [ with obj. ] carry (a load or passengers ) on a sledge: the task of sledging lifeboats across tundra. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a noun ): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to sled. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.

 

sledge

sledge 2 |slɛʤ slej | ▶noun a sledgehammer. ORIGIN Old English slecg, from a Germanic base meaning ‘to strike, ’ related to slay 1 .

 

sledgehammer

sledge ham mer |ˈslejˌhamər ˈslɛʤˌhæmər | ▶noun a large, heavy hammer used for such jobs as breaking rocks and driving in fence posts. • [ as modifier ] powerful; forceful: sledgehammer blows. • [ as modifier ] ruthless, insensitive, or using unnecessary force: under his sledgehammer direction, anything of subtlety is swamped. ▶verb [ with obj. ] hit with a sledgehammer.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sledge

sledge 1 |slɛdʒ |chiefly Brit. ▶noun a vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers over snow or ice, often pulled by draught animals. • a toboggan. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] ride on a sledge: they sledged down the slopes in the frozen snow | (as noun sledging ) : I love sledging. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] carry (passengers or a load ) on a sledge: the task of sledging 10 -metre lifeboats across tundra. DERIVATIVES sledger noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a noun ): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to sled. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.

 

sledge

sledge 2 |slɛdʒ | ▶noun a sledgehammer. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as noun sledging ) Cricket (of a fielder ) make offensive remarks to (an opposing batsman ) in order to break their concentration. DERIVATIVES sledger noun ORIGIN Old English slecg (noun ), from a Germanic base meaning ‘to strike ’, related to slay 1. The current sense of the verb dates from the late 20th cent.

 

sledgehammer

sledge |hammer |ˈslɛdʒhamə | ▶noun a large, heavy hammer used for such jobs as breaking rocks and driving in fence posts. • [ as modifier ] powerful; forceful: sledgehammer blows. • [ as modifier ] ruthless, insensitive, or using unnecessary force: under his sledgehammer direction, anything of subtlety is swamped. ▶verb [ with obj. ] hit with a sledgehammer.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sledge

sledge noun toboggan, bobsleigh, sleigh; N. Amer. sled; in Canada carriole; in Russia kibitka; in Labrador komatik; historical travois.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sledge

sledge 1 /sledʒ /名詞 動詞 ｟英 ｠＝sled .

 

sledge

sledge 2 名詞 動詞 ＝sledgehammer .

 

sledgehammer

sl é dge h à mmer 名詞 C (岩 コンクリートなどを両手で打つ )大ハンマー .ù se a sl é dgehammer to cr à ck a n ú t 必要以上の力を行使する .動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (…を )大ハンマーで打つ .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗強力な ; ものすごい, 壊滅的な .