[slɛdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers over snow or ice, often pulled by draught animals
(e.g: a dog sledge)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (as a noun): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to sled. The verb dates from the early 18th century

[slɛdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- travel or slide downhill over snow on a sledge
(e.g: they sledged down the slopes in the frozen snow)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (as a noun): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to sled. The verb dates from the early 18th century

[slɛdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make taunting or teasing remarks to (an opposing player, especially a batter) in order to disturb their concentration
(e.g: Zol smashed Zaheer for a couple of fours immediately after being sledged by the veteran seamer)


Phrases:

Origin:
1970s: from sledging

[slɛdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a taunting or teasing remark made to an opposing player in order to disturb their concentration
(e.g: he was upset after a very personal sledge by the Australian captain)


Phrases:

Origin:
1970s: from sledging

[slɛdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sledgehammer


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English slecg (noun), from a Germanic base meaning ‘to strike’, related to slay