sledge

«sledge» in Mova's school 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 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

• 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

• 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.
• Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

Trees and pragmatics

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