HyperDic: sledgehammer

English > 2 senses of the word sledgehammer:
NOUNartifactsledgehammer, maul, sledgea heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes / stakes or wedges
VERBcontactsledgehammer, sledgebeat with a sledgehammer
sledgehammer > pronunciation
Soundssleh'jhhhae.mer
RhymesAmor ... Zimmer: 100 rhymes with mer...
English > sledgehammer: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes / stakes or wedges.
Synonymsmaul, sledge
BroaderhammerA hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle
Spanishacotillo, almádana, almádena, macho, mandarria
Catalanmall, mol
Verbssledgehammerbeat with a sledgehammer
English > sledgehammer: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
MeaningBeat with a sledgehammer.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsledge
BroaderhammerBeat with or as if with a hammer
Nounssledgehammera heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes / stakes or wedges

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict