[slej-ham-er] 
| 1. | a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands. |
| 2. | to hammer, beat, or strike with or as if with a sledgehammer. |
| 3. | crudely or ruthlessly forceful; lacking all dexterity or grace: the artist's sledgehammer approach. |
| sledge·ham·mer (slěj'hām'ər) n. A long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and for other heavy work. tr.v. sledge·ham·mered, sledge·ham·mer·ing, sledge·ham·mers To strike with or as if with a sledgehammer. adj. Ruthlessly severe; crushing: sledgehammer prosecutorial tactics. [Middle English slegge (from Old English slecg) + hammer.] |
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