1. large, heavy hammers with long handles, used for breaking things or driving stakes

1. hits or strikes with great force
2. uses excessive force or a heavy-handed approach to accomplish something
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The construction workers used sledgehammers to demolish the old wall.
• He swung the sledgehammer with both hands to drive the fence post into the ground.
• The demolition crew brought several sledgehammers to break up the concrete.
• She sledgehammers the rocks into smaller pieces for the garden path.
• The manager sledgehammers through problems without considering subtle solutions.
• They sledgehammered the old shed until it collapsed completely.
• The blacksmith sledgehammers the hot metal into shape on the anvil.