to sledge

Examples

• All

• They spent hours sledging the posts into the ground.

• He sledged the metal beam until it finally bent into shape.

• He sledge the metal with all his strength.

• The workers sledge the concrete to break it apart.

• The construction worker sledged the concrete slab to break it apart.

• During the demolition, they sledged the old wall to clear the site.

• He had to sledge the metal beam to fit it into place.

Synonyms

H

to hammer

vsto sledge

198 1.6

To hit something many times to shape or flatten it

focuses on one very strong impact with a much larger tool

S

to smite

vsto sledge

• Archaic

13 9.8

Hit a person or thing with a heavy blow

describes applying blunt force specifically with a large heavy tool

C

to club

vsto sledge

8 5.1

To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick

involves using a larger, heavier striking tool rather than a stick

T

to thrash

vsto sledge

• NSFW

7 6.5

Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight

emphasizes using a large heavy tool for forceful impact rather than punishment

S

to sledgehammer

vsto sledge

1 7.2

To hit something very hard with a large heavy tool with a long handle

is the same meaning expressed in a different form

C

to cudgel

vsto sledge

1 9.4

To hit someone with a short thick stick

uses a heavier long-handled tool for louder, stronger strikes

S

to slog

vsto sledge

7.0

To hit someone or something very hard, for example with a fist

focuses on a single very heavy hit delivered by a larger tool

P

to poleaxe

vsto sledge

• Archaic

9.9

To knock someone to the ground as if hit by a heavy weapon

means to hit very hard with a heavy tool without requiring knockdown

Compounds

O

old sledge

• Archaic

9.9

A card game where players try to score seven points

S

sledge dog

• UK

4.3

A dog trained to pull a sled in snowy places

How Forceful

to pulverize

• US

15 7.6

to smash

311 2.1

to sledge

7.9

to strike

553 2.4

to hit

∞ 1.0

to tap

174 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology