sledged

Rode snowy transport

Sledged is the past tense of sledge, which has two distinct meanings.

To sledge is to travel by sled or sleigh: We sledged down the hill.

In cricket, particularly in Australia and Britain, to sledge is to verbally taunt or intimidate an opposing player: The bowler sledged him mercilessly about his batting average.

tobogganing

toboggan

Runnerless snow vehicle

  • sleighAnimal-drawn snow vehicle
  • lugeFeet-first racing sled
  • runnersThose who race on foot

downhill · slope · hill · snow · glide · ride · pull · push · coast · descent

cricket

bowler

Pin-toppling player

  • batsmanCricket's offensive player
  • insultOffensive remark or action
  • tauntInsulting provocation

distraction · gamesmanship · verbal · psychological · umpire · wicket · pitch · Ashes · aggression · intimidation

hauling

drag

Resistance through fluid

  • pullForce toward oneself
  • haulPull or carry laboriously
  • towPull something behind

transport · load · cargo · supplies · expedition · arctic · Antarctic · polar · dogs · huskies

hammering

pound

Weight, strike, or kennel

  • smashBreak violently apart
  • bashForceful striking blow
  • strikeForceful impact or stoppage

bludgeon · maul · wallop · clobber · thump · batter · beat · demolish · crush · force

Opposites
force/impact intensity

sledgedpatted

Touched lightly, repeatedly

nudged · stroked · caressed · tapped · brushed

terrain/movement

sledgedclimbed

Moved upward laboriously

ascended · uphill · scaled · level · flat

verbal aggression (cricket/sports)

sledgedencouraged

Gave support and confidence

praised · complimented · supported · cheered · applauded

Phrases
Family

sledge, sledgehammer, sledges, sledging

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G