sledgehammer

/slˈɛd‍ʒhæmɐ/

/ˈsɫɛdʒˌhæmɝ/

Sledgehammer

a large tool consisted of a long handle with a heavy metal block at its end, used with both hands to break a stone, etc.

synonyms : maul

to sledgehammer

MAIN VERB

beat with a sledgehammer

synonyms : sledge

Examples

1. My honest opinion is they took a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

2. 50 police officers to arrest two unarmed men is surely using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

3. He stood there whaling on the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it.

4. Used a sledgehammer before?