sled en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈslɛd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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- [ˈslɛd] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsled/ (Australia)
- [ˈsled] (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Dutch *slido Middle Dutch sleddebor. ▲ Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Saxon slido Middle Low German sledebor. Middle English sledde English sled From Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch sledde or Middle Low German sledde (compare Dutch slee, slede, Low German Sleden), from Proto-Germanic *slidô (compare Saterland Frisian sliede, German Schlitten, Norwegian slede). Doublet of sleigh; also related to slide.
Meanings
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A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.
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(Canada, US) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice, and often pulled by sled dogs.
"Mush!" he yelled at the dogs pulling the sled.
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(Canada, US, slang) A snowmobile.
We saw them go by on their sleds this afternoon, headed toward their grandfather's quarter section.
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(Canada, US, figuratively, slang) A car (automobile) or truck, usually called so with the implication of sledlike traits: heavy, low-slung, and prone to going fast but not braking or cornering particularly well.
He was a bit reckless and frankly we were nervous about riding with him in that big old sled of his, a Cadillac with a V-8.
Near-synonyms: land yacht, boat
That sled had manual drum brakes on all four corners.
- A piece of exercise equipment, used in American football training etc., that provides resistance as it is moved over a flat surface.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
sledful · skeleton sled · snow sled shovel · dogsled · threshing sled · mudsled · NOP sled · kicksled · sleddable · sled dog · sledding · sledload · luge sled · kick-sled · bobsled · sledhead · sleddog · sled head · ice sled · sled-head · windsled · spoon sled · sledage · rocket sled · sledder · sled hockey · airsled · aerosled · sledless
Relateds
sledge · sleigh · autosled · toboggan
Synonyms
Translations (4)
pl sanki (small, light vehicle with runners) · de Schlitten (small, light vehicle with runners) · fi kelkka (small, light vehicle with runners) · ru санки (small, light vehicle with runners)