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sledgehammer (iou)



sledgehammer noun, adjective, & verb. L15.
[from SLEDGE noun1 + HAMMER noun.]
A. noun. A large heavy hammer used for breaking rocks, forging iron, etc. L15.
take a sledgehammer to crack a nut, use a sledgehammer to crack a nut use disproportionately drastic measures to deal with a simple problem.
b. adjective. Resembling a sledgehammer; (of a blow) heavy and powerful; (of wit etc.) ponderous, heavy-handed. M19.
New Yorker Broadway comedy, with its..sledgehammer laugh lines.
C. verb trans. Strike or work at (as) with a sledgehammer. M19.