adj
Meaning 1
Sly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sleigh
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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slā
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/sleɪ/
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rhymes with -eɪ
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homophone: slay
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CMU ARPABET: S L EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Santa travels in a sleigh.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To ride or drive a sleigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To transport (cargo, freight) via sleigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transport, haul, ship
noun
Meaning 6
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sled, sledge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vehicle
Narrower terms: bobsled, bobsleigh, bob, dogsled, dog sled, dog sleigh, luge, pung, toboggan
verb
Meaning 7
ride (on) a sled
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sled
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ride
Narrower terms: dogsled, mush, bobsled, bob, toboggan, luge
History
Etymology
From Modern Dutch slee, from Middle Dutch slede, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Doublet of sled and further related to slide.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: kirşə — vehicle with runners, generally at least somewhat large and pulled by an animal
- Finnish: reki — vehicle with runners, generally at least somewhat large and pulled by an animal
- Russian: са́ни (sáni) — vehicle with runners, generally at least somewhat large and pulled by an animal
- Turkish: kızak — vehicle with runners, generally at least somewhat large and pulled by an animal