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SLEDGEHAMMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sledgehammer mean?
• SLEDGEHAMMER (noun)
The noun SLEDGEHAMMER has 1 sense:
1. a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
Familiarity information: SLEDGEHAMMER used as a noun is very rare.
• SLEDGEHAMMER (verb)
The verb SLEDGEHAMMER has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SLEDGEHAMMER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("sledgehammer" is a kind of...):
hammer (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)
Derivation:
sledgehammer (beat with a sledgehammer)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beat with a sledgehammer
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
sledge; sledgehammer
Hypernyms (to "sledgehammer" is one way to...):
hammer (beat with or as if with a hammer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
sledgehammer (a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges)
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