sledge

«sledge» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a small vehicle with long, narrow runners instead of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sledge, sledges); verb (sledge, sledges, sledged, sledging)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sledge is a small vehicle with long, narrow runners instead of wheels, used for sliding over snow or ice, often down hills for fun. tree →

2) A large sledge can be pulled by dogs, horses or reindeer to carry people and things over snow. tree →

3) To sledge means to ride a sledge. tree →

4) In cricket in Australia and New Zealand, sledging means saying rude things to put a player off. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A heavy farm tool with sharp teeth or iron pulled over grain to thresh it. Interpretation: Amos accuses Damascus of threshing Gilead with iron sledges, meaning cruel treatment. Isaiah says Israel will be made into a sledge to crush mountains, meaning its enemies. In the primary lessons: In everyday life children go sledging on snowy hills in winter; safety rules say go down feet first, check the bottom of the hill is clear of trees, roads and water, and wear a helmet. In stories Santa's sledge (sleigh) is pulled by reindeer; explorers used dog sledges in the Arctic and Antarctic. In science sledges show friction: runners slide easily because ice and snow have low friction. Phrases: «go sledging», «dog sledge», «sledge run».

examples

• Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire. (Writings JOB.41.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• Behold, I make thee a new threshing-sledge having sharp teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. (Prophets ISA.41.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• For thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they have threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. (Prophets AMO.1.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• We went sledging on the hill after the snow fell. tree →
• Sit on the sledge feet first. tree →
• The huskies pulled the sledge across the ice. tree →
• Make sure no trees or roads are at the bottom of the sledge run. tree →
• The sledge slid fast because snow has little friction. tree →
• My sister and I shared a red plastic sledge. tree →
• Explorers used sledges to cross Antarctica. tree →
• The cricketer was told off for sledging the batsman. tree →
• Well, the firewood was cut up and piled on the sledge. tree →

note

British English «sledge», American English «sled»; «sleigh» is a big one pulled by animals. Verb: «sledging» (UK), «sledding» (US). Do not confuse with «sledgehammer» (a big heavy hammer).

In the corpora

• Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
• Think of moving a fridge across a sandy beach: you would put it on a sledge and wet the sand so it slides.
• Rough surfaces make more friction than smooth ones: a sledge slides far on smooth ice but stops quickly on grass or gravel.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sledge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.