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SLEIGH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

Synonyms:

sled; sledge; sleigh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sleigh" is a kind of...):

vehicle (a conveyance that transports people or objects)

Meronyms (parts of "sleigh"):

runner (device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sleigh"):

bob; bobsled; bobsleigh (a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism)

bobsled; bobsleigh (formerly two short sleds coupled together)

dog sled; dog sleigh; dogsled (a sled pulled by dogs)

luge (a racing sled for one or two people)

pung (a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners)

toboggan (a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front)

Derivation:

sleigh (ride (on) a sled)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ride (on) a sled

Synonyms:

sled; sleigh

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "sleigh" is one way to...):

ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sleigh"):

dogsled; mush (travel with a dogsled)

bob; bobsled (ride a bobsled)

luge; toboggan (move along on a luge or toboggan)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

sleigh (a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow)

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