sledge meaning
EN
[slɛdʒ] [-ɛdʒ] - NounPLsledges
- 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.
- The sledge ran far better upon the ice, I cannot say the same for the dogs.
- (Britain) any type of sled or sleigh.
- A card game resembling all fours and seven-up; old sledge.
- A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.
- VerbSGsledgesPRsledgingPT, PPsledged
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The wrench wouldn’t budge, even though Tony was just wailing on it with a big old sledge hammer.
- The sledge ran far better upon the ice, I cannot say the same for the dogs.
- The lighter sledges are used ' ' up-handed, " that is, for lifting and striking in a circular arc simply, over the work.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- He scouted out their encampment while they were sleeping. They were on foot, but with sledges.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of sledge in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Nouns
- en sledgehammer
- en sledger
- en sledges
- en sledged
- en sledgers
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "sledge" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.