sledgehammer (redirected from sledgehammering)

sledge·ham·mer  (sljhmr)

n.

A long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and for other heavy work.

tr.v. sledge·ham·mered, sledge·ham·mer·ing, sledge·ham·mers

To strike with or as if with a sledgehammer.

adj.

Ruthlessly severe; crushing: sledgehammer prosecutorial tactics.

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[Middle English slegge (from Old English slecg) + hammer.]

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sledgehammer [ˈslɛdʒˌhæmə]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a large heavy hammer with a long handle used with both hands for heavy work such as forging iron, breaking rocks, etc.

2. (modifier) resembling the action of a sledgehammer in power, ruthlessness, etc. a sledgehammer blow

vb

(tr) to strike (something) with or as if with a sledgehammer

[C15 sledge, from Old English slecg a large hammer; related to Old Norse sleggja, Middle Dutch slegge]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sledgehammer - a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges maul, sledge hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
Verb	1.	sledgehammer - beat with a sledgehammer sledge hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"

Translations

sledgehammer [ˈsledʒˌhæməʳ] N → almádena f

sledgehammer [ˈslɛdʒhæmə^r] n → marteau m de forgeron

sledgehammer [ˈslɛdʒˌhæməʳ] n → mazza