sled

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /slɛd/

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Noun

Singular sled

Plural sleds

a dog sled

1. A sled is a small, light vehicle with runners that is usually used by children to slide down snow-covered hills. (A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.)

   The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.

2. (US) A sled is a vehicle on runners that is used to transport loads over the snow or ice. (contrast "sleigh", which is larger)
3. (slang) A sled is a snowmobile.

Related words

• sledge
• sleigh
• toboggan

Verb

Plain form sled

Third-person singular sleds

Past tense sledded

Past participle sledded

Present participle sledding

1. (intransitive) To ride a sled.