adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmə/
General-American:/ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmɚ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Completely lacking grace and dexterity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To strike (something) with a sledgehammer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maul, sledge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hammer
5
verb
Meaning 5
beat with a sledgehammer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sledge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hammer
History
Etymology
Compound of sledge + hammer.
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
vare
— kind of hammer
Arabic:
مِرْزَبَّة
(mirzabba)
— kind of hammer
Arabic:
إِرْزَبَّة
(ʔirzabba)
— kind of hammer
Armenian:
կռան
(kṙan)
— kind of hammer
Azerbaijani:
gürz
— kind of hammer
Azerbaijani:
kumpul
— kind of hammer
Belarusian:
кува́лда
(kuválda)
— kind of hammer
Bulgarian:
вари́я
(varíja)
— kind of hammer
Bulgarian:
кова́шки чук
(kováški čuk)
— kind of hammer
Burmese:
တူမ
(tuma.)
— kind of hammer
Catalan:
picassa
— kind of hammer
Chinese Mandarin:
大錘 /大锤
(dàchuí)
— kind of hammer
Crimean Tatar:
toqmaq
— kind of hammer
Crimean Tatar:
şoqmar
— kind of hammer
Czech:
perlík
— kind of hammer
Danish:
forhammer
— kind of hammer
Dutch:
voorhamer
— kind of hammer
Dutch:
beukhamer
— kind of hammer
Estonian:
sepavasar
— kind of hammer
Estonian:
suurvasar
— kind of hammer
Finnish:
leka
— kind of hammer
Finnish:
moukari
— kind of hammer
French:
marteau de forgeron
— kind of hammer
French:
masse
— kind of hammer
French:
marteau
— kind of hammer
Galician:
marra
— kind of hammer
Galician:
mallo
— kind of hammer
Galician:
mandarria
— kind of hammer
Georgian:
ურო
(uro)
— kind of hammer
German:
Vorschlaghammer
— kind of hammer
Greek:
βαριά
(variá)
— kind of hammer
Hebrew:
קוּרְנָס \ קֻרְנָס
(kurnás)
— kind of hammer
Hindi:
लोहार का हथौड़ा
(lohār kā hathauṛā)
— kind of hammer
Ido:
martelego
— kind of hammer
Indonesian:
palu godam
— kind of hammer
Indonesian:
godam
— kind of hammer
Italian:
mazza
— kind of hammer
Italian:
martello da fabbro
— kind of hammer
Japanese:
大型ハンマー
(ōgata hanmā)
— kind of hammer
Japanese:
スレッジハンマー
(surejjihanmā)
— kind of hammer
Japanese:
大ハンマー
(ōhanmā)
— kind of hammer
Kazakh:
зілбалға
(zılbalğa)
— kind of hammer
Khmer:
ញញួរដំដែក
(ñɔɔñɔñuə dɑm daek)
— kind of hammer