Sledgehammer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

beat with a sledgehammer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈɛdʒhæmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈɛdʒhamə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈɛdʒhamə/

4 syllables Say it as /slˈɛdʒhæmɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maul sledge

Parts of Speech

noun	a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
verb	beat with a sledgehammer

Word Forms

maul	verb	split (wood) with a maul and wedges
sledge	verb	beat with a sledgehammer
sledgehammer	verb	beat with a sledgehammer
sledgehammer	noun	a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
sledge	noun	a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorschlaghammer

ein schwerer, langstieliger Hammer, der zum Einschlagen von Pfählen oder Keilen verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

marteau

un marteau lourd à long manche utilisé pour enfoncer des piquets ou des cales

🇪🇸Spanish

almádena

un martillo pesado de mango largo que se utiliza para clavar estacas o cuñas

🇮🇹Italian

mazza

un pesante martello dal manico lungo utilizzato per piantare pali o cunei

🇳🇱Dutch

voorhamer

een zware hamer met lange steel die wordt gebruikt om palen of wiggen in te slaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

marreta

um martelo pesado de cabo longo usado para cravar estacas ou cunhas

🇷🇺Russian

кувалда

тяжелый молоток с длинной ручкой, используемый для забивания кольев или клиньев

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ताक़तवर

एक भारी लंबे हत्थे वाला हथौड़ा जिसका उपयोग खूंटियों या कीलों को चलाने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হাতুড়ি

একটি ভারী দীর্ঘ-হ্যান্ডেল হাতুড়ি যা বাজি বা কীলক চালাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்லெட்ஜ்ஹாம்மர்

பங்குகளை அல்லது ஆப்புகளை ஓட்டுவதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு கனமான நீண்ட கை சுத்தியல்

🇮🇳Telugu

బరువైన సుత్తి

వాటాలు లేదా చీలికలను నడపడానికి ఉపయోగించే భారీ పొడవాటి హ్యాండిల్ సుత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लेजहॅमर

एक जड लांब-हँडल हातोडा स्टेक्स किंवा वेजेस चालविण्यासाठी वापरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લેજહેમર

દાવ અથવા ફાચર ચલાવવા માટે વપરાતો ભારે લાંબા-હેન્ડલ્ડ હથોડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲೆಡ್ಜ್ ಹ್ಯಾಮರ್

ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಭಾರವಾದ ಉದ್ದ-ಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಸುತ್ತಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലെഡ്ജ്ഹാമർ

ഓഹരികളോ വെഡ്ജുകളോ ഓടിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഭാരമേറിയ നീളമുള്ള ചുറ്റിക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大锤

用于敲击木桩或楔子的重型长柄锤子

🇯🇵Japanese

大ハンマー

杭やくさびを打ち込むために使用される重い柄の長いハンマー

🇰🇷Korean

강력한

말뚝이나 쐐기를 박는 데 사용되는 손잡이가 길고 무거운 망치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

búa tạ

một cái búa nặng có cán dài dùng để đóng cọc hoặc nêm

🇹🇭Thai

ค้อนขนาดใหญ่

ค้อนด้ามยาวหนักที่ใช้ตอกเสาหรือเวดจ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

palu godam

palu berat bergagang panjang yang digunakan untuk menggerakkan patok atau irisan

🇵🇭Filipino

martilyo

isang mabigat na mahabang hawakan na martilyo na ginagamit upang magmaneho ng mga stake o wedges

🇲🇾Malay

tukul besi

tukul berat yang dikendalikan panjang digunakan untuk memacu pancang atau baji

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطرقة ثقيلة

مطرقة ثقيلة ذات مقبض طويل تستخدم لدق الأوتاد أو الأوتاد

🇮🇷Persian

پتک

یک چکش دسته بلند سنگین که برای راندن چنگک ها یا گوه ها استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

balyoz

kazıkları veya takozları çakmak için kullanılan uzun saplı ağır bir çekiç

🇮🇱Hebrew

פטיש

פטיש כבד בעל ידית ארוכה המשמש להנעת יתדות או טריזים

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The primary meaning of 'sledgehammer' is 'a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges'.

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