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Noun: sledgehammer  'slej,ha-mu(r)
  1. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
    "He used a sledgehammer to split the logs for firewood";
    - maul, sledge
Verb: sledgehammer  'slej,ha-mu(r)
  1. Beat with a sledgehammer
    "They sledgehammered the old concrete to break it up";
    - sledge

Derived forms: sledgehammering, sledgehammers, sledgehammered

Type of: hammer

Encyclopedia: Sledgehammer