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- [sled]
- /slɛd/
- /sled/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sled]
- /slɛd/
Definitions of sled word
- noun sled a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice. 1
- noun sled a sledge. 1
- verb without object sled to coast, ride, or be carried on a sled. 1
- verb with object sled to convey by sled. 1
- noun sled sledge, snow vehicle 1
- intransitive verb sled travel on a sledge 1
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Origin of sled
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English sledde < Middle Dutch; akin to German Schlitten sled, sleigh1; cf. slide
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Parts of speech for Sled
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sled
noun sled
- bobsled — A bobsled is the same as a bobsleigh.
- dray — a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- luge — a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- dogsled — Also, dog sledge. a sled pulled by dogs, especially one used by Arctic peoples, as the Eskimos.
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