sleamhnán — meaning in English

English meaning

• sledge noun A heavy, long-handled hammer used for driving stakes or breaking things apart; short for sledgehammer.
• slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
• stye noun A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

Senses

sleamhnán is used for these senses in English:

• sledge (British) any type of sled or sleigh.
• slide An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
• stye (disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

sledge — full definition

1. noun A heavy, long-handled hammer used for driving stakes or breaking things apart; short for sledgehammer.
2. noun A low, heavy sled typically pulled by animals over snow or ice.
3. verb (cricket, informal) To taunt or verbally needle an opposing player to put them off their game.

slide — full definition

1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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