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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:

maul; sledge; sledgehammer

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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