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# sled

noun (a sled, sleds); verb (sled, sleds, sledded, sledding)

«sled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (mainly US, Canada) A small vehicle that slides over snow, used by children for fun on hills; in the UK called a sledge, in Australia sometimes a toboggan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#m1)
2. A bigger vehicle pulled by dogs or reindeer over snow and ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#m2)
3. (verb) To ride on a sled: We went sledding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#m3)

### In the lessons

In winter stories and everyday life in snowy places, kids go sledding down hills; Santa's sleigh and Arctic dog sleds appear in stories. In safety lessons: sled feet-first, away from roads and trees, and wear a helmet. In maths: «A sled slides 40 m in 8 s — speed 5 m a second». Phrases: «go sledding», «dog sled», «sled run», «pull a sled».

### Examples

- We went sledding on the big hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x1)
- The dog sled raced across the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x2)
- My sled can carry two children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x3)
- Always sled feet-first and away from trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x4)
- The sled went 60 metres in 10 seconds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x5)
- Dad pulled the sled up the hill again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x6)
- In the UK we call it a sledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x7)

### Note

Plural: sleds. Past tense: sledded (double d). US/Canada «sled» = UK «sledge»; a «sleigh» is a bigger, horse- or reindeer-drawn kind. Ice and snow can be dangerous; slide only where it is safe.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sled.html) on Mova free.