What part of speech is sledges?

Sledges can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. sledges is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of sledge (infinitive).
  • 2. sledges is a noun, plural of sledge.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does sledges mean?

Definitions

Verb

sledge - ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake"
sledge - transport in a sleigh
sledge - beat with a sledgehammer

Noun

sledge - A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.
sledge - A low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.
sledge - Any type of sled or sleigh.
sledge - A card game resembling all fours and seven-up; old sledge .

Examples of sledges

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1. noun Sledge hockey is a variation of ice hockey intended for disabled athletes, who sit on aluminium sledges with attached skate blades. The players each use two spiked fibreglass hockey sticks both to propel themselves forward and to pass the puck or shoot it towards the goal.
2. noun The boldest boys in the square used to fasten their sledges firmly to the wagons of the country people, and thus drive a good way along with them.
3. noun In the great square, the boldest among the boys would often tie their sledges to the country people's carts, and go with them a good way.
4. noun The little bird flew along the highways finding here and there in the tracks of the sledges a grain of corn.
5. noun Back when it still used to snow in winter, children would ride sledges, have snowball fights or build snowmen.
6. noun Back in the days when it snowed in winter, children would ride sledges, have snowball fights or build snowmen.
7. noun Plenty of snow had fallen overnight. The following morning, grandmothers and their grandchildren on sledges appeared in the streets, and in the afternoon, after school, snowball fights broke out in the park.
8. noun Plenty of snow had fallen overnight. In the streets the next morning, grandmothers appeared with their grandchildren on sledges, and in the park that afternoon, after school, snowball fights broke out.
9. noun The sledge was so heavy that four men were assigned to pull it across the ice.
10. noun Alaska holds an annual contest in which teams of 16 dogs pull sledges a distance of about 1,800 kilometres through tundra and forests, crossing rivers, hills and mountain passes. The sledge driver is often called a "musher"; the word comes from the French command "Marche!" In most years the winning musher is from Alaska, but a Swiss citizen has won the event four times, and a Norwegian has won twice.
11. noun Sledge hockey is a variation of ice hockey intended for disabled athletes, who sit on aluminium sledges with attached skate blades. The players each use two spiked fibreglass hockey sticks both to propel themselves forward and to pass the puck or shoot it towards the goal.
12. noun While they were all amusing themselves, a great sledge came by; it was painted white, and in it sat some one wrapped in a rough white fur, and wearing a white cap.
13. noun "We have driven well," said she, "but why do you tremble? here, creep into my warm fur." Then she seated him beside her in the sledge, and as she wrapped the fur around him.
14. noun 'We have driven fast!' said she, 'but no one likes to be frozen; creep under my bear-skin,' and she seated him in the sledge by her side, and spread her cloak around him.
15. noun I bought the new sledge for my son.
16. verb Alaska holds an annual contest in which teams of 16 dogs pull sledges a distance of about 1,800 kilometres through tundra and forests, crossing rivers, hills and mountain passes. The sledge driver is often called a "musher"; the word comes from the French command "Marche!" In most years the winning musher is from Alaska, but a Swiss citizen has won the event four times, and a Norwegian has won twice.
Sentence  
noun
Sledge hockey is a variation of ice hockey intended for disabled athletes, who sit on aluminium sledges with attached skate blades. The players each use two spiked fibreglass hockey sticks both to propel themselves forward and to pass the puck or shoot it towards the goal.
The boldest boys in the square used to fasten their sledges firmly to the wagons of the country people, and thus drive a good way along with them.
In the great square, the boldest among the boys would often tie their sledges to the country people's carts, and go with them a good way.
The little bird flew along the highways finding here and there in the tracks of the sledges a grain of corn.
Back when it still used to snow in winter, children would ride sledges, have snowball fights or build snowmen.
Back in the days when it snowed in winter, children would ride sledges, have snowball fights or build snowmen.
Plenty of snow had fallen overnight. The following morning, grandmothers and their grandchildren on sledges appeared in the streets, and in the afternoon, after school, snowball fights broke out in the park.
Plenty of snow had fallen overnight. In the streets the next morning, grandmothers appeared with their grandchildren on sledges, and in the park that afternoon, after school, snowball fights broke out.
The sledge was so heavy that four men were assigned to pull it across the ice.
Alaska holds an annual contest in which teams of 16 dogs pull sledges a distance of about 1,800 kilometres through tundra and forests, crossing rivers, hills and mountain passes. The sledge driver is often called a "musher"; the word comes from the French command "Marche!" In most years the winning musher is from Alaska, but a Swiss citizen has won the event four times, and a Norwegian has won twice.
Sledge hockey is a variation of ice hockey intended for disabled athletes, who sit on aluminium sledges with attached skate blades. The players each use two spiked fibreglass hockey sticks both to propel themselves forward and to pass the puck or shoot it towards the goal.
While they were all amusing themselves, a great sledge came by; it was painted white, and in it sat some one wrapped in a rough white fur, and wearing a white cap.
"We have driven well," said she, "but why do you tremble? here, creep into my warm fur." Then she seated him beside her in the sledge, and as she wrapped the fur around him.
'We have driven fast!' said she, 'but no one likes to be frozen; creep under my bear-skin,' and she seated him in the sledge by her side, and spread her cloak around him.
I bought the new sledge for my son.
verb
Alaska holds an annual contest in which teams of 16 dogs pull sledges a distance of about 1,800 kilometres through tundra and forests, crossing rivers, hills and mountain passes. The sledge driver is often called a "musher"; the word comes from the French command "Marche!" In most years the winning musher is from Alaska, but a Swiss citizen has won the event four times, and a Norwegian has won twice.

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