sledgehammer

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Noun

Singular sledgehammer

Plural sledgehammers

A sledgehammer

1. (countable) A sledgehammer is a large hammer that has a large metal block attached to the handle.

   These sledgehammers will be used for construction work.

Verb

Plain form sledgehammer

Third-person singular sledgehammers

Past tense sledgehammered

Past participle sledgehammered

Present participle sledgehammering

1. If you sledgehammer something, you hit it with a sledgehammer.