Definitions of sledgehammer [ˈslɛdʒˌhæm ər]

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Definition of 'sledgehammer'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sledgehammer
a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.

2. (v.i.) sledgehammer
to hammer, beat, or strike with or as if with a sledgehammer.

3. (adj.) sledgehammer
overly forceful.

Etymology: (1485–95)

Definition of 'sledgehammer'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) maul, sledge, sledgehammer
a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

2. (verb) sledgehammer, sledge
beat with a sledgehammer

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