I. ˈsled noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sleede, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German slede sled, Old High German slito, slita, Old Norse slethi, Old English slīdan to slide — more at slide
1. : a vehicle that moves by sliding usually on a pair of runners especially over snow or ice: as
a. : sledge
b. archaic : sleigh
c. : a small sled designed to be used by children for coasting down snow-covered hills
d. : rocket sled
2. : cotton sled
3. : the sliding contact of an underground trolley system that is drawn under the car
II. verb
( sledded ; sledded ; sledding ; sleds )
transitive verb
1. : sledge
contraband goods were sledded over the ice — American Guide Series: Vermont
2. : to harvest with a cotton sled
intransitive verb
1. : to ride on a sled
a celebrated place for the boys in winter to sled — J.F.Watson
2. archaic : to ride in a sleigh
3. : sledge 2
sledded 70 miles up the Yukon — Jack London