sledge hammer
Two-handed demolition tool
A sledgehammer is a large, heavy hammer with a long handle, designed to deliver powerful blows.
It is used for tasks requiring brute force rather than precision, such as breaking up concrete, driving stakes, or demolition work.
The word also functions as a verb meaning to strike with or as if with a sledgehammer.
Figuratively, sledgehammer describes anything characterized by excessive force or lack of subtlety: a sledgehammer approach to diplomacy.
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
wrecking ball · iron · blow · brute force · brute strength · battering · Peter Gabriel · crush · John Henry · crowbar · Thor · wood · smash · masonry · pickaxe · leverage · hit · swinging
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Precise surgical knife
tweezers · needle · precision instrument · surgical precision · finesse
sledge hammervelvet glove
Gentle manner disguising force
soft touch · subtle hint · finesse · tact · nuance