SLEDGEHAMMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sledgehammer mean? 

• SLEDGEHAMMER (noun)
  The noun SLEDGEHAMMER has 1 sense:

1. a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

  Familiarity information: SLEDGEHAMMER used as a noun is very rare.

• SLEDGEHAMMER (verb)
  The verb SLEDGEHAMMER has 1 sense:

1. beat with a sledgehammer

  Familiarity information: SLEDGEHAMMER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLEDGEHAMMER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

maul; sledge; sledgehammer

Hypernyms ("sledgehammer" is a kind of...):

hammer (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)

Derivation:

sledgehammer (beat with a sledgehammer)

• SLEDGEHAMMER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beat with a sledgehammer

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

sledge; sledgehammer

Hypernyms (to "sledgehammer" is one way to...):

hammer (beat with or as if with a hammer)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

sledgehammer (a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges)