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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#m1)

2) A large sledge can be pulled by dogs, horses or reindeer to carry people and things over snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#m2)

3) To sledge means to ride a sledge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#m3)

4) In cricket in Australia and New Zealand, sledging means saying rude things to put a player off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x1)
- Sit on the sledge feet first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x2)
- The huskies pulled the sledge across the ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x3)
- Make sure no trees or roads are at the bottom of the sledge run. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x4)
- The sledge slid fast because snow has little friction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x5)
- My sister and I shared a red plastic sledge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x6)
- Explorers used sledges to cross Antarctica. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x7)
- The cricketer was told off for sledging the batsman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x8)
- Well, the firewood was cut up and piled on the sledge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/6-ancient-egypt-pyramids-mummies-and-hieroglyphs/3/)
- [Rough surfaces make more friction than smooth ones: a sledge slides far on smooth ice but stops quickly on grass or gravel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/51-forces/6/)
- [Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1153/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sledge» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.