noun, verb — 7 senses
US, UK /ˈslɛd/ · AU /ˈsled/
Etymology 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.
A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
Canada, US A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice, and often pulled by sled dogs.
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.
A piece of exercise equipment, used in American football training etc., that provides resistance as it is moved over a flat surface.
Etymology 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.
To ride a sled.
To convey on a sled.
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