Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sledgehammer

1 sense of sledgehammer

Sense 1
maul, sledge, sledgehammer -- (a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges)
       => hammer -- (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sledgehammer

1 sense of sledgehammer

Sense 1
sledgehammer, sledge -- (beat with a sledgehammer)
       => hammer -- (beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat")