Meaning of "sledge" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLEDGE

From Middle Dutch sleedse; C14 sled, from Middle Low German, from Old Norse slethi, related to slide.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SLEDGE

sledge  [slɛdʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEDGE

Sledge is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sledge in English.

WHAT DOES SLEDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sled

A sled, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle with a smooth underside or possessing a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners that travels by sliding across a surface. Most sleds are used on surfaces with low friction, such as snow or ice. In some cases, sleds may be used on mud, grass, or even smooth stones. They may be used to transport passengers, cargo, or both. Shades of meaning differentiating the three terms often reflect regional variations depending on historical uses and prevailing climate. In Britain the three terms are generally quite similar in meaning, although sledge usually refers to a smaller sled, used mostly for freight, one that can generally transport no more than one or two persons with only a limited amount of cargo. Sledges may be pulled by dogs or other smaller animals, although confusingly a sledge pulled by a dog in British English is often referred to as a dog-sled. A small recreational sled, pulled by humans, can also be referred to as a sledge. Sleigh remains largely a synonym for sled regardless of its capacity.

Definition of sledge in the English dictionary

The first definition of sledge in the dictionary is Also called: sleigh. a vehicle mounted on runners, drawn by horses or dogs, for transporting people or goods, esp over snow. Other definition of sledge is a light wooden frame used, esp by children, for sliding over snow; toboggan. Sledge is also a farm vehicle mounted on runners, for use on rough or muddy ground.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLEDGE

PRESENT

Present

I sledge

you sledge

he/she/it sledges

we sledge

you sledge

they sledge

Present continuous

I am sledging

you are sledging

he/she/it is sledging

we are sledging

you are sledging

they are sledging

Present perfect

I have sledged

you have sledged

he/she/it has sledged

we have sledged

you have sledged

they have sledged

Present perfect continuous

I have been sledging

you have been sledging

he/she/it has been sledging

we have been sledging

you have been sledging

they have been sledging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sledged

you sledged

he/she/it sledged

we sledged

you sledged

they sledged

Past continuous

I was sledging

you were sledging

he/she/it was sledging

we were sledging

you were sledging

they were sledging

Past perfect

I had sledged

you had sledged

he/she/it had sledged

we had sledged

you had sledged

they had sledged

Past perfect continuous

I had been sledging

you had been sledging

he/she/it had been sledging

we had been sledging

you had been sledging

they had been sledging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sledge

you will sledge

he/she/it will sledge

we will sledge

you will sledge

they will sledge

Future continuous

I will be sledging

you will be sledging

he/she/it will be sledging

we will be sledging

you will be sledging

they will be sledging

Future perfect

I will have sledged

you will have sledged

he/she/it will have sledged

we will have sledged

you will have sledged

they will have sledged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sledging

you will have been sledging

he/she/it will have been sledging

we will have been sledging

you will have been sledging

they will have been sledging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sledge

you would sledge

he/she/it would sledge

we would sledge

you would sledge

they would sledge

Conditional continuous

I would be sledging

you would be sledging

he/she/it would be sledging

we would be sledging

you would be sledging

they would be sledging

Conditional perfect

I would have sledge

you would have sledge

he/she/it would have sledge

we would have sledge

you would have sledge

they would have sledge

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sledging

you would have been sledging

he/she/it would have been sledging

we would have been sledging

you would have been sledging

they would have been sledging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sledge
we let´s sledge
you sledge

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sledge

Past participle

sledged

Present Participle

sledging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SLEDGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sledge» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sledge

bobsleigh · sled · sleigh · toboggan

TRANSLATION OF SLEDGE

Find out the translation of sledge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sledge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sledge» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 雪橇
• Translator English - Spanish: trineo
• English: sledge
• Translator English - Hindi: स्लेज
• Translator English - Arabic: مَزْلَق
• Translator English - Russian: сани
• Translator English - Portuguese: trenó
• Translator English - Bengali: হাতুড়িবিশেষ
• Translator English - French: traîneau
• Translator English - Malay: Sledge
• Translator English - German: Schlitten
• Translator English - Japanese: そり
• Translator English - Korean: 썰매
• Translator English - Javanese: Sledge
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xe trượt tuyết
• Translator English - Tamil: பளுவான
• Translator English - Marathi: स्लेज
• Translator English - Turkish: kızak
• Translator English - Italian: slitta
• Translator English - Polish: sanie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: санки
• Translator English - Romanian: sanie
• Translator English - Greek: έλκηθρο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: slee
• Translator English - Swedish: släde
• Translator English - Norwegian: slegge

QUOTES WITH «SLEDGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sledge.

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Imogene Coca

The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEDGE»

Discover the use of sledge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sledge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

With the Old Breed

The inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFIC This was a brutish, primitive hatred, as characteristic of the horror of war in the Pacific as the palm trees and the islandsa Landing on the beach at Peleliu in 1944 as twenty-year-old new ...

E. B. Sledge, 2011

With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa

Based on notes he kept on slips of paper tucked secretly away in his Bible, Eugene Sledge has written a devastingly powerful memoir of his experience fighting in the South Pacific during WWII.

Eugene Bondurant Sledge, 1981

China Marine: An Infantryman's Life After World War II

Originally published: Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, c2002.

E. B. Sledge, 2003

Sledge: The British Trans-Greenland Expedition, 1934

Leader's narrative.

Martin Lindsay, 1935

The Quintessential Jesus of Nazareth

This book is designed to enlighten each reader to depths they might not have ever imagined.

Allison Sledge, 2011

With seaplane and sledge in the Arctic

Narrative of Oxford University Arctic Expedition to Nordaustlander, Spitsbergen, 1924; experiment in use of seaplane in research; topographic, geological, meteorological, biological and geographical studies; first crossing of Nordaustlander ...

George Binney, 1925

Ebony

At home in Philadelphia, Mrs. Flo Sledge is called upon to inform church members of the professional activities of her famous daughters while attending services at Williams C.M.E.C. Temple (1.), the church where the group regularly attends ...

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The More I Owe You: A Novel

The intensely private and much-revered real-life poet Elizabeth Bishop is vividly and imaginatively portrayed in Sledge?s debut novel about Elizabeth?s time in Brazil and her lengthy relationship with the riveting, mercurial Lota de Macedo ...

Michael Sledge, 2010

Get a Life!: Life Goals for Young People

Get a Life! approaches some of the big questions that 13-18 year-olds face in their secondary school years, including issues of vocation, calling, gifts, passions and the big question that many young people dread being asked: ‘What do you ...

Sledge, Tim Sledge and Ally Barrett, 2008

The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English

A box which can be secured on a sledge and is used to hold supplies and equipment. 1956 Miller. |.H. Report on voyage to Weddell Sea and activities in England Royal Society of New Zealand: 3. Also landed should be sleeping bags or ...

Bernadette Hince, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEDGE»

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Team USA wins gold in sledge hockey

The United States came out hitting early, showed off its skill late and defeated Canada, 3-0, to win the gold medal Sunday in the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World ... «Buffalo News, May 15»

Canada advances to final at sledge hockey worlds

Billy Bridges is taking Canada to the world sledge hockey final. Bridges scored twice in the second period and added an assist in the third to power Canada to a ... «CBC.ca, May 15»

IPC sledge hockey worlds: Canada vs. US for gold

Watch live coverage of the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Buffalo. CBCSports.ca brings you live streaming coverage of every game in the ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»

Sledge Hockey Worlds

BUFFALO – The top eight teams from around the globe have arrived in Buffalo, New York, USA for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships ... «IIHF, Apr 15»

Percy Sledge's love covered Jamaica

Percy Sledge performing at the Reggae-R&B Concert held at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium on the grounds of Jamaica College in St Andrew, in March 2014. «Jamaica Observer, Apr 15»

Percy Sledge, Pop Miracle

“When a Man Loves a Woman” was the first song that Percy Sledge, who died earlier this week, at the age of seventy-four, ever recorded. His searing ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»

Percy Sledge meets Tom Petty: 'What's your name again, son?'

Two vivid memories of Percy Sledge sprang to mind Monday for producer Saul Davis upon hearing the news that the soul singer had died at 74 after a long bout ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»

Soul singer Percy Sledge dies aged 74

US soul singer Percy Sledge, famed for his song When a Man Loves a Woman, has died aged 74. Steve Green from talent agency Artists International ... «BBC News, Apr 15»

Canada earns sledge hockey bronze over Korea

Derek Whitson, Tyler McGregor and Adam Dixon scored second-period goals as Canada beat South Korea 4-1 in the bronze medal game Saturday at the World ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»

This week in innocence: Joseph Sledge and James Hugney Sr.

Two more men were exonerated last week, long after they'd been convicted of serious crimes. Between them, they served about 75 years in prison. First up is ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»