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SLEDGEHAMMER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sledgehammer" is a kind of...):
hammer (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)
Derivation:
sledgehammer (beat with a sledgehammer)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beat with a sledgehammer
Synonyms:
sledge; sledgehammer
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "sledgehammer" is one way to...):
hammer (beat with or as if with a hammer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
sledgehammer (a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges)
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