Definition of sled Sled

/slɛˈd/ - [sled] - sled

We found 13 definitions of sled from 8 different sources.

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British English

sledge - /slˈɛd‍ʒ/

American English

sled - /slɛˈd/

What does sled mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sleds

sled - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  sledge, sleigh
  vehicle a conveyance that transports people or objects
  bobsled, bobsleigh, bob a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
  bobsled, bobsleigh a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
  dog sled, dog sleigh, dogsled a sled pulled by dogs
  luge a racing sled for one or two people
  pung a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
  runner fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

Verb

sleads, sleading, sled  

sled - ride (on) a sled
  sleigh
  ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
  athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
  dogsled, mush travel with a dogsled
  bobsled, bob ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
  luge, toboggan move along on a luge or toboggan
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sled (Noun)
    A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
  • sled (Verb)
    To ride a sled.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sled (n.)
    A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.
  • sled (n.)
    A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
  • sled (v. t.)
    To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sled
    A small sledge without runners intended for pleasure rides downslopes on snow.
  • sled
    To ride a sled.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sled
    sled, Sledge, slej, n. a carriage with runners made for sliding upon snow: a sleigh: anything dragged without wheels along the ground.—v.t. and v.i. to convey, or to travel, in a sled.—p.adj. Sled′ded (Shak.), sledged.—ns. Sled′ding, the act of transporting on a sled; Sledge′-chair, a chair mounted on runners for ice. [Ice. sledhi; from a root seen in A.S. slídan, to slide.]

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

  • sled
    A contact for electric cars of the conduit system. It is identical with the plow, q.v., but is drawn after the cars instead of being pushed along with them.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • sled
    The rough kind of sleigh in North America, used for carrying produce, too heavy for amusement.

Part of speech

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  • sled, verb, present, 1st person singular of sled (infinitive).
  • sled, verb (infinitive).
  • sled, noun, singular of sleds.

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