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[ slej-ham-er ] / ˈslɛdʒˌhæm ər /
nouna large heavy hammer wielded with both hands. verb (used with or without object)to hammer, beat, or strike with or as if with a sledgehammer. adjectivecrudely or ruthlessly forceful; lacking all dexterity or grace: the artist's sledgehammer approach. Origin of sledgehammerFirst recorded in 1485–95; sledge2 + hammer Words nearby sledgehammersled, sledder, sledding, sled dog, sledge, sledgehammer, sleek, sleekit, sleeky, sleep, sleep apnea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sledgehammerI remember seeing that scene with the sledgehammer and being pretty shocked when I was younger. Rob Reiner on the State of Romcoms, ‘The Princess Bride’s’ Alternate Ending, and the Red Viper|Marlow Stern|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST On Thursday Sledgehammer games released a teaser for the “new era” of Call of Duty, which is set for release this November. Kevin Spacey and the Most Inexplicable Celebrity Video Game Cameos|Amy Zimmerman|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST And not only has France failed to mend, it has picked up a sledgehammer. Ten Years of Religious Discrimination in France|Anika J. Hermann, Hansdeep Singh, Jaspreet Singh|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ugh, that scene where she puts the block of wood in between his ankles and just smashes them with a sledgehammer … Ugh. ‘Kick-Ass 2’ Star Christopher Mintz-Plasse’s Favorite Movie Villains|Christopher Mintz-Plasse|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Eighteen years later, Bates was back as Annie in a creepy DirecTV commercial—and, yes, she was still packing that sledgehammer. Ferris Bueller for Honda & More Movie Icons With Ad Cameos (VIDEO)|The Daily Beast Video|February 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Plury splattered like a charlotte russe hit by a sledgehammer. For myself, though I received only a backhanded blow on the chest, I staggered as if I had been struck with a sledgehammer. In the Days of My Youth|Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards The dark man moved in on Trella again as Kregg overtook his quarry and swung a huge fist like a sledgehammer. The Jupiter Weapon|Charles Louis Fontenay I stood straight up against the wall, my heart still going like a sledgehammer, but with a ray of hope now shining in my bosom. Treasure Island|Robert Louis Stevenson The blood beat like a sledgehammer in Litvinov's head, then slowly and painfully sank to his heart, and was chill as a stone. The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
British Dictionary definitions for sledgehammer
nouna large heavy hammer with a long handle used with both hands for heavy work such as forging iron, breaking rocks, etc (modifier) resembling the action of a sledgehammer in power, ruthlessness, etca sledgehammer blow verb(tr) to strike (something) with or as if with a sledgehammer Word Origin for sledgehammerC15 sledge, from Old English slecg a large hammer; related to Old Norse sleggja, Middle Dutch slegge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |