Definition of Sledgehammer in English :
Define Sledgehammer in English
Sledgehammer meaning in English
Meaning of Sledgehammer in English
Pronunciation of Sledgehammer in English
Sledgehammer pronunciation in English
Pronounce Sledgehammer in English
Sledgehammer
see synonyms of sledgehammerNoun
a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
Verb
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Sledgehammer
see synonyms of sledgehammernoun
1.
a large heavy hammer with a long handle used with both hands for heavy work such as forging iron, breaking rocks, etc
2. (modifier)
resembling the action of a sledgehammer in power, ruthlessness, etc
a sledgehammer blow
verb
3. (transitive)
to strike (something) with or as if with a sledgehammer
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Sledgehammer
see synonyms of sledgehammer verb transitive, verb intransitive
2.
to strike with or as with a sledgehammer
adjective
3.
crushingly powerful
noun
1.
a long, heavy hammer, usually held with both hands
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Sledgehammer
see synonyms of sledgehammern.
A long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and for other heavy work.
tr.v. sledge·ham·mered, sledge·ham·mer·ing, sledge·ham·mers
To strike with or as if with a sledgehammer.
adj.
Ruthlessly severe; crushing: sledgehammer prosecutorial tactics.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.