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SLEIGH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sleigh" is a kind of...):
vehicle (a conveyance that transports people or objects)
Meronyms (parts of "sleigh"):
runner (device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sleigh"):
bob; bobsled; bobsleigh (a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism)
bobsled; bobsleigh (formerly two short sleds coupled together)
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)
toboggan (a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front)
Derivation:
sleigh (ride (on) a sled)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they sleigh
... he / she / it sleighs
Past simple: sleighed
-ing form: sleighing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
sled; sleigh
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "sleigh" is one way to...):
ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sleigh"):
dogsled; mush (travel with a dogsled)
bob; bobsled (ride a bobsled)
luge; toboggan (move along on a luge or toboggan)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
sleigh (a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow)