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sleigh
sleigha light vehicle on runners; a sled: a one-horse open sleigh Not to be confused with:slay – murder; slaughter; assassinate: They planned to slay the King.sley – the reed of a loom; the warp count in woven fabricssleigh S0468100 (slā)n. A vehicle mounted on runners for use on snow or ice, having one or more seats and usually drawn by a horse.intr.v. sleighed, sleigh·ing, sleighs To ride in or drive a sleigh. [Dutch slee, variant of slede, from Middle Dutch.] sleigh′er n.sleigh (sleɪ) n (Automotive Engineering) another name for sledge11vb (Automotive Engineering) (intr) to travel by sleigh[C18: from Dutch slee, variant of slede sledge1] ˈsleigher nsleigh (sleɪ) n. 1. a light vehicle on runners, usu. open and generally horse-drawn, used esp. for transporting persons over snow or ice. 2. a sled. v.i. 3. to travel or ride in a sleigh. [1690–1700, Amer.; < Dutch slee, variant of slede; see sled] sleigh′er, n. sleigh Past participle: sleighed Gerund: sleighing
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I sleigh | you sleigh | he/she/it sleighs | we sleigh | you sleigh | they sleigh |
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I sleighed | you sleighed | he/she/it sleighed | we sleighed | you sleighed | they sleighed |
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I am sleighing | you are sleighing | he/she/it is sleighing | we are sleighing | you are sleighing | they are sleighing |
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I have sleighed | you have sleighed | he/she/it has sleighed | we have sleighed | you have sleighed | they have sleighed |
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I was sleighing | you were sleighing | he/she/it was sleighing | we were sleighing | you were sleighing | they were sleighing |
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I had sleighed | you had sleighed | he/she/it had sleighed | we had sleighed | you had sleighed | they had sleighed |
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I will sleigh | you will sleigh | he/she/it will sleigh | we will sleigh | you will sleigh | they will sleigh |
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I will have sleighed | you will have sleighed | he/she/it will have sleighed | we will have sleighed | you will have sleighed | they will have sleighed |
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I will be sleighing | you will be sleighing | he/she/it will be sleighing | we will be sleighing | you will be sleighing | they will be sleighing |
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I have been sleighing | you have been sleighing | he/she/it has been sleighing | we have been sleighing | you have been sleighing | they have been sleighing |
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I will have been sleighing | you will have been sleighing | he/she/it will have been sleighing | we will have been sleighing | you will have been sleighing | they will have been sleighing |
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I had been sleighing | you had been sleighing | he/she/it had been sleighing | we had been sleighing | you had been sleighing | they had been sleighing |
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I would sleigh | you would sleigh | he/she/it would sleigh | we would sleigh | you would sleigh | they would sleigh |
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I would have sleighed | you would have sleighed | he/she/it would have sleighed | we would have sleighed | you would have sleighed | they would have sleighed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snowsled, sledgebobsled, bobsleigh, bob - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanismbobsled, bobsleigh - formerly two short sleds coupled togetherdog sled, dog sleigh, dogsled - a sled pulled by dogsluge - a racing sled for one or two peoplepung - a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runnersrunner - device consisting of the parts on which something can slide alongtoboggan - a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in frontvehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects | Verb | 1. | sleigh - ride (on) a sledsledathletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitiondogsled, mush - travel with a dogsledbobsled, bob - ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"luge, toboggan - move along on a luge or tobogganride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" | Translationssleigh (slei) noun a usually large sledge pulled by a horse etc. (馬拉)雪橇 (马拉)雪橇 sleigh
Nantucket sleigh rideAn instance of a whaling ship that has hooked a whale and thus is being pulled by it. We're going on a Nantucket sleigh ride today, boys—I can feel it! There's a whale out there just waiting for our harpoons!See also: ride, sleightake (one) for a sleigh rideTo con, swindle, mislead, or deceive someone. That get-rich-quick guru took tens of thousands of people for a sleigh ride, lining his own pockets with their investments. I can't believe I let the salesman take me for a sleigh ride like that.See also: ride, sleigh, taketake someone for a sleigh ride mislead someone. A sleigh ride here is an implausible or false story or a hoax: if you take someone for a sleigh ride you mislead or cheat them. Sleigh ride can also mean ‘a drug-induced high’, so take a sleigh ride means ‘take drugs, especially cocaine’.See also: ride, sleigh, someone, takesleigh
sleigh: see sledsled, vehicle that moves by sliding. A sledge is typically a heavier, load-carrying sled drawn by a horse or dog, while a sleigh is a partially enclosed horse-drawn vehicle with runners that has seats for passengers. ..... Click the link for more information. .Sleigh a common type of vehicle without wheels, usually equipped with runners. Sleighs without runners include certain types of travois, the toboggan of the Canadian Indians, and Lapp sledges. Sleighs pulled by horses, deer, or dogs include drags and narty (drawn sledges used by northern peoples). There also are various kinds of sleighs with bodies; open sleighs with a hood include the Russian balochok and kibitka. Sleighs predate wheeled vehicles and were known in both southern and northern countries. Many peoples whose civilization already had wheeled transportation, such as the peoples of ancient Egypt and Rus’, customarily used sleighs in their burial rites. Until the end of the 17th century Russian tsars and patriarchs used sleighs as ceremonial vehicles even in the summer, as it was considered more of an honor to ride in a sleigh than in a carriage. In regions without roads in the Far North and in parts of Southern Siberia sleighs were often used in place of wheeled vehicles in the summer. Sleighs are used in rural areas of countries with snowy winters. They are also used in sports. Some sectors of the economy use aerosleighs. sleigh[slā] (ordnance) Part of a gun carriage which supports the recoil mechanism and barrel of the gun and slides with the gun on recoil, guiding it in runways in the cradle. FinancialSeeSledsleigh
Synonyms for sleighnoun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogsSynonymsRelated Words- bobsled
- bobsleigh
- bob
- dog sled
- dog sleigh
- dogsled
- luge
- pung
- runner
- toboggan
- vehicle
verb ride (on) a sledSynonymsRelated Words- athletics
- sport
- dogsled
- mush
- bobsled
- bob
- luge
- toboggan
- ride
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