sledge
/sledʒ/noun
उच्चारण स्लेज
स्लेज, बर्फ़-गाड़ी
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
a vehicle for travelling over snow, with long narrow strips of wood or metal instead of wheels; a small one is used by children for sliding down hills, and a larger one is pulled by horses or dogs
स्लेज, बर्फ़-गाड़ी
- Children were riding sledges down the snowy slopes of Gulmarg.
- a sledge pulled by dogs
verb
- 1
[I]
to ride on a sledge
स्लेज पर फिसलना या चलना
- We went sledging after the first heavy snowfall.
- The children sledged down the snowy slope in Manali.
- 2
[T] British, informal
(in cricket) to try to upset a player of the other team by making rude or insulting remarks
(क्रिकेट में) छींटाकशी करना, स्लेजिंग करना
- The fielders were accused of sledging the young batsman.
- Players were warned not to sledge the opposition.
◇Word family
sledging noun
§Grammar and usage
British and American: the vehicle is usually called a sledge in British English and a sled in American English.
यह गाड़ी British English में आमतौर पर sledge और American English में sled कहलाती है।