slägga — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sledgehammer noun A large, heavy hammer with a long handle, swung with both hands to deliver powerful blows.
Senses
slägga is used for these senses in English:
- hammer throw An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum length 4 ft (1.22 m)) to a handle.
- sledgehammer A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.
sledgehammer — full definition
- noun A large, heavy hammer with a long handle, swung with both hands to deliver powerful blows.
- adj Blunt and forceful, with no subtlety at all.
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