SLEDGEHAMMER meaning: Heavy tool for powerful smashing

We found 26 dictionaries that define the word sledgehammer:

General (22 matching dictionaries)

sledgehammer: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
sledgehammer: Merriam-Webster
sledgehammer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
sledgehammer: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
sledgehammer: Collins English Dictionary
sledgehammer: Vocabulary.com
Sledgehammer, sledgehammer: Wordnik
sledgehammer: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
sledgehammer: Wiktionary
sledgehammer: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
sledgehammer: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
sledgehammer: Infoplease Dictionary
sledgehammer: Dictionary.com
sledgehammer: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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sledgehammer: Rhymezone
sledgehammer: FreeDictionary.org
sledgehammer: Mnemonic Dictionary
sledgehammer: TheFreeDictionary.com
sledgehammer: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

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Sledgehammer (tool), sledgehammer: Encyclopedia

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sledgehammer: Idioms

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Sledgehammer: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To strike (something) with a sledgehammer.
▸ adjective:  Completely lacking grace and dexterity.

Opposite:

feather, delicate, light, gentle, soft

Phrases:

use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, take a sledgehammer to crack a nut, takes a sledgehammer to crack a nut, taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut, took a sledgehammer to crack a nut, more...

Adjectives:

pound, heavy, small, big, large, huge, giant, handled, great, gigantic, invisible

Colors:

gray, black, silver, charcoal, iron, more...

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