Definition

1. Noun:

   • A vehicle for travel over snow: A sled is a vehicle with a smooth underside, typically mounted on runners, designed to slide over snow and ice. It is often pulled by animals such as dogs or horses, or used for recreation by people.

2. Verb:

   • To ride or travel on a sled: The action of using a sled for transportation or recreation over snow or ice.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The children built a snow hill for their new sled.
  • Traditional Inuit hunters used a dogsled to travel across the Arctic.

• Verb:

  • We went sledding down the steep hill after the blizzard.
  • He sledded across the frozen lake to reach the other side.

Advanced Usage

• "To sled something": To transport something by sled.
  • The explorers had to sled their supplies to the base camp.

Variants and Related Words

• Sledge (noun/verb): A term often used interchangeably with "sled," especially in British English, sometimes implying a larger or heavier vehicle.
• Sledding (noun): The activity or sport of riding on a sled.
  • The conditions were perfect for sledding.
• Toboggan (noun): A type of long, flat sled without runners, often made of wood or plastic.
• Bobsled (noun): A long, racing sled with a steering mechanism.

Synonyms

• Noun: Sledge, toboggan, sleigh.
• Verb: Coast, glide, slide (on snow).

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Sled" is not commonly used with phrasal verb constructions. The activity is typically described with the verb "to sled" or the noun "sledding.")

Related Idioms

• Hard sledding: A difficult or challenging situation or task.
  • Getting the new business approved was hard sledding.
• To be on the sled: To be participating in the activity of sledding or to be in a situation that is moving forward, often with momentum.
  • Once the project got funding, we were really on the sled.

Noun

1. a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

Verb

1. ride (on) a sled