Definition of SLEDGE

sledge

Plural: sledges

Noun

  • a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  • a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
  • A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.
  • A low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.
  • any type of sled or sleigh.
  • A card game resembling all fours and seven-up; old sledge.
  • An instance of sledging.

Verb

Verb Forms: sledged, sledging, sledges

  • To travel or convey on a heavy sledge.
  • transport in a sleigh
  • ride in or travel with a sledge
    • "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"
    • "The children sledged all day by the lake"
  • beat with a sledgehammer
  • To hit with a sledgehammer.
  • 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).

Examples

  • He tried to SLEDGE a difficult word into an improbable spot, but it wouldn’t fit.
  • The sledge ran far better upon the ice; I cannot say the same for the dogs.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English slegge, from Old English sleċġ (“sledgehammer; mallet”), from Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ. Cognate with Dutch slegge (“sledge”), Swedish slägga (“sledge”), Norwegian Bokmål slegge (“sledge”), Norwegian Nynorsk sleggje (“sledge”), Icelandic sleggja (“sledge”), German Schlägel.

Scrabble Score: 8

sledge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sledge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sledge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sledge: valid Words With Friends Word