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sleigh

a 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 fabrics
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sleigh

 (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.
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sleigh

(sleɪ)
n
(Automotive Engineering) another name for sledge11
vb
(Automotive Engineering) (intr) to travel by sleigh
[C18: from Dutch slee, variant of slede sledge1]
ˈsleigher n
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sleigh

(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.
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sleigh


Past participle: sleighed
Gerund: sleighing

Imperative
sleigh
sleigh
Present
I sleigh
you sleigh
he/she/it sleighs
we sleigh
you sleigh
they sleigh
Preterite
I sleighed
you sleighed
he/she/it sleighed
we sleighed
you sleighed
they sleighed
Present Continuous
I am sleighing
you are sleighing
he/she/it is sleighing
we are sleighing
you are sleighing
they are sleighing
Present Perfect
I have sleighed
you have sleighed
he/she/it has sleighed
we have sleighed
you have sleighed
they have sleighed
Past Continuous
I was sleighing
you were sleighing
he/she/it was sleighing
we were sleighing
you were sleighing
they were sleighing
Past Perfect
I had sleighed
you had sleighed
he/she/it had sleighed
we had sleighed
you had sleighed
they had sleighed
Future
I will sleigh
you will sleigh
he/she/it will sleigh
we will sleigh
you will sleigh
they will sleigh
Future Perfect
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
Future Continuous
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
Present Perfect Continuous
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
Future Perfect Continuous
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
Past Perfect Continuous
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
Conditional
I would sleigh
you would sleigh
he/she/it would sleigh
we would sleigh
you would sleigh
they would sleigh
Past Conditional
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogssleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sled, sledge
bobsled, bobsleigh, bob - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
bobsled, bobsleigh - formerly two short sleds coupled together
dog sled, dog sleigh, dogsled - a sled pulled by dogs
luge - a racing sled for one or two people
pung - a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
runner - device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
toboggan - a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
Verb1.sleigh - ride (on) a sled
sled
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
dogsled, mush - travel with a dogsled
bobsled, bob - ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
luge, toboggan - move along on a luge or toboggan
ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
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Translations
مِزْلَجَه، زلاجَه
dopravní sáně
kane
kelkkareki
szán
sleîi
kamanas
sani
atlı kızak

sleigh

[sleɪ]
A. N → trineo m
B. VI & VT = sledge 2
C. CPD sleigh bell N → cascabel m
sleigh ride N to go for a sleigh ride → ir a pasear en trineo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sleigh

[ˈsleɪ] n → traîneau m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sleigh

n → (Pferde)schlitten m; sleigh bell → Schlittenglocke f; sleigh ride → Schlittenfahrt f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sleigh

[sleɪ] n → slitta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sleigh

(slei) noun
a usually large sledge pulled by a horse etc.
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