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sledgehammer

UK /ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmə/US /ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmɚ/

adjective 1
noun 1
verb 1
forms 5

adjective1

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Completely lacking grace and dexterity.
- Promising new treatments avoid the sledgehammer approach of traditional chemotherapy in two key ways." — 2015

noun1

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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.
- These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledgehammers were dinging upon iron all day long. — 1846

verb1

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To strike (something) with a sledgehammer.
- Some lawmakers were so incensed that they even invited the news media to watch the sledgehammering of the Japanese company's products on the Capitol's steps. — 1989

forms

sledgehammered · sledgehammering · sledgehammers · more sledgehammer · most sledgehammer

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