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to sledge

1 5.1

To move people or goods over snow using a vehicle with runners

verb
/slɛdʒ/

: transportar en trineo

In winter, children often sledge down the snowy hills at the park.

Examples

In some Arctic regions, people still sledge supplies across the ice.
During winter, the farmers would sledge their goods into town over the frozen river.
We sledged across the snowy fields to reach the remote cabin.
They sledge down the hill every winter.
Can we sledge tomorrow if it snows?
The fishermen decided to sledge their gear across the frozen lake to reach their ice fishing spot.
He would sledge firewood home during the snowy months to keep warm.

Synonyms

to sled

vsto sledge

5 1.2

To ride on a low vehicle with runners over snow or ice

emphasizes transporting people or goods rather than just riding

to sleigh

vsto sledge

4 5.3

To ride in a vehicle on runners over snow

is used for general transport across snow rather than a specific passenger ride

to toboggan

vsto sledge

1 4.3

To slide down a snowy hill on a long sled

focuses on moving across snow or ice not only downhill sliding

to luge

vsto sledge

1 9.5

To ride a small sled feet first down an icy track at high speed

is for general travel or transport over snow or ice rather than racing

Compounds

sledge dog

1 4.3

A dog trained to pull a sled in snowy places

old sledge

Archaic

1 9.9

A card game where players try to score seven points

How Fast

to race

312 1.0

to hurry

∞ 1.0

to sledge

1 5.1

to plod

12 5.5

crawl

4 1.2

Surface Forms

sledge infinitive

sledged past

sledged past participle

sledging present participle

sledges third person singular

Etymology

To sledge (to travel by sledge) comes from the vehicle sledge (like sled), so to sledge is 'to ride or pull a sled' over ice or snow.